UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will meet Monday to weigh urgent efforts to deliver badly needed aid to three besieged towns in Syria, the council presidency said Friday....
TEHRAN, IRAN, Siavosh Ghazi- Anti-Saudi demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran on Friday to protest Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and after Iran accused its rival of bombing...
PARIS, FRANCE, Michel Moutot- Just a week into the year, France has already been rattled by an attempted attack on a police station, but counter-terrorism officials have far graver fears for Europe...
TEHRAN, IRAN, Siavosh Ghazi- Iran said Thursday it would protest to the UN Security Council after claiming Saudi warplanes bombed its embassy in Yemen, in a new escalation of tensions that have...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syria's government gave permission Thursday for UN aid deliveries to three besieged towns, including Madaya near Damascus where residents say people are starving to death. "The UN...
PARIS, FRANCE, Hervé Bar / Michel Sailhan- Western nations agree military action must be taken soon to combat the growing threat of the Islamic State (IS) group in conflict-wracked Libya, but...
TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced Wednesday a major cabinet reshuffle, as his government grapples with a growing jihadist threat and a feeble economy. Foreign Minister...
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Abdul Hadi Habtor with Ali Noorani in Tehran- The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- A documentary about the US journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by the Islamic State extremist group in 2014, will make its world premiere this month, HBO said Tuesday....
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shiite powerhouses could plunge Iraq back into...