UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council views Russia's decision to begin withdrawing from Syria as a positive step, the body's president said Monday. The council discussed the surprise...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sammy Ketz with Olga Rotemberg in Moscow- The United States and Russia are pulling the strings in Syria's five-year war, experts say, pressuring opposing sides and leveraging rival...
ADEN, YEMEN- At least 12 Al-Qaeda fighters and two policemen were killed late Saturday in fighting on the ground and coalition air strikes on second city Aden, security sources said. Fighter jets and...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Rim Haddad with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Syria's warring sides clashed over the fate of President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, with the government vowing his ouster remains a "red...
KING KHALID MILITARY CITY, SAUDI ARABIA- US Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his most senior ministers Friday, as Washington and its Arab allies pushed for new Syrian...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal with Anna Malpas in Moscow- Syria's opposition said Friday it will attend fresh peace talks next week, stoking hopes the war-ravaged country may be able to end five...
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES- Israeli planes struck Hamas bases in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, killing a child living near one of the targets and injuring his sister, Gaza health ministry...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US President Barack Obama does not regret stepping back from his "red line" on the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, saying he was 'proud' of...
CAIRO, EGYPT- Veteran Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Abul Gheit was named Thursday as the Arab League's new secretary general, at a time when the regional body faces multiple wars and a widening jihadist...
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build strong relations with Iran if it respects them and stops "meddling" in their affairs, Foreign Minister Adel...
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