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Iran says ‘no obligation’ to let UN nuclear watchdog into certain sites
Mar 04, 2020
VIENNA — Tehran has no obligation to grant the UN's nuclear watchdog access to sites in Iran when it deems the requests are based on "fabric ...
EU pledges financial, border assistance to Greece over migrant surge
Mar 04, 2020
KASTANIES, Greece — EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from ...
Thousands of Yemeni families displaced after heavy clashes — UN
Mar 04, 2020
DUBAI — More than 2,000 families have been displaced after heavy fighting in northern Yemen, the United Nations said Tuesday, after the Hout ...
Erdogan threatens Europe with 'millions' of migrants
Mar 03, 2020
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Monday that "millions" of migrants will soon head for Europe, drawing a sharp rebuk ...
Iraq crisis deepens after PM-designate steps down
Mar 03, 2020
BAGHDAD — Protest-torn Iraq on Monday faced more political gridlock after prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew overnight, accus ...
UN Libya envoy Salame steps down
Mar 03, 2020
TRIPOLI — The UN's envoy to war-plagued Libya, Ghassan Salame, announced his resignation on Monday citing health reasons, nearly three years ...
Egypt sentences notorious militant Hisham Ashmawy to death
Mar 03, 2020
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death an ex-special forces officer turned militant and 36 other terrorists over several ter ...
Turkey shoots down two Syrian warplanes in escalating offensive
Mar 01, 2020
ANKARA — Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes on Sunday in an escalating offensive against the Syrian government as Ankara pressured Europe ...
Netanyahu pledges 'immediate' annexation steps if reelected
Mar 01, 2020
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank within "weeks" if ...
Algeria protest figure acquitted, lawyer says
Mar 01, 2020
ALGIERS — An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted Fodil Boumala, a key figure in a protest movement that has rocked the country for over a yea ...
NATO chief hails Gulf role in fighting extremists
Dec 11, 2014
IAEA to get more money for Iran nuclear deal monitoring
Dec 11, 2014
Jihadist cases stretch German justice to the limit — prosecutor
Dec 11, 2014
Differences persist after Gulf’s ‘happy summit’
Dec 10, 2014
Israel moots security cooperation with Lebanese military
Dec 10, 2014
‘Egypt needs legal reforms for Suez Canal hub to succeed’
Dec 10, 2014
UN Syria envoy denies Aleppo truce plan would benefit Assad
Dec 10, 2014
Kerry calls for new 3-year war powers to fight IS
Dec 10, 2014
UN says rich nations pledge to take 100,000 Syrian refugees
Dec 09, 2014
Qatar joins Gulf partners in backing Sisi’s Egypt
Dec 09, 2014
Iran says has no information on alleged purchase of nuclear equipment
Dec 09, 2014
Israeli parliament dissolved ahead of March election
Dec 09, 2014
Netanyahu makes cost-of-living promise ahead of Israeli election
Dec 09, 2014
US defence chief sees ‘steady progress’ in war on IS
Dec 09, 2014
Tunisia to hold presidential run-off on December 21
Dec 08, 2014
Allies to send 1,500 security personnel to Iraq — US
Dec 08, 2014
Qatar halts mediation to free captive Lebanese soldiers
Dec 08, 2014
Hagel credits Iraqi security forces with progress
Dec 08, 2014
Canada joins UK in closing Cairo embassy to public over ‘security’
Dec 08, 2014
Yemen’s Al Qaeda denounces beheadings
Dec 08, 2014
Erdogan criticises Egypt for Interpol bid on Muslim scholar
Dec 08, 2014
Iraqi PM vows to fight graft even at risk of own life
Dec 08, 2014

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