LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG- The European Union pledged Monday to intensify efforts to aid Tunisia as it tackles economic troubles and a jihadist threat in its transition to democracy five years after its...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fighting in Aleppo killed at least 22 civilians as the opposition delegation threatened Sunday to quit Syria peace talks in Geneva if...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Islamic State group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes including a levy on repairing satellite...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Jérôme Cartillier- President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Washington's Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria this week, but may not...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Serene Assir with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes,...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday to demand that Moscow press its Syrian allies to respect a...
LESBOS, GREECE, Fanny Carrier / Odile Duperry- Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit that will again turn the spotlight on a controversial EU deal...
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Restrictions on humanitarian convoys imposed by Syria's government have frustrated efforts to deliver life-saving aid to besieged people in the war-ravaged country, UN envoy...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fighting escalated around Syria's second city Aleppo on Thursday, as a Russian-backed government offensive strained a landmark ceasefire...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US President Barack Obama will visit King Salman and the Saudi royal court in Riyadh next week in a bid to mend increasingly frayed ties between the allies. Before his...