WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- US President Barack Obama hailed America's "extraordinary friendship" with Saudi Arabia Wednesday, as he hosted skeptical Gulf leaders for a summit beset by...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State jihadist group has seized large parts of a strategically located town in central Syria's Homs province in clashes that killed 48 soldiers and militants, a monitor...
SOCHI, RUSSIA, Jo Biddle in Sochi with Anna Smolchenko in Moscow- Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State John Kerry held four hours of rare face-to-face talks on Tuesday as the...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syria's key opposition National Coalition will not take part in talks with the UN's peace envoy, instead delivering him a letter stating their position, a member told AFP on Monday....
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syria's official news agency SANA on Sunday denounced Turkey's prime minister for making a cross-border trip to a historic tomb inside Syrian territory, calling the visit a "clear...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam...
ANKARA, TURKEY- Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has rejected claims that Ankara is preparing to intervene militarily in neighbouring Syria, local media reported on Saturday. "No, there is no...
BAGHDAD, IRAQ- Dozens of people were killed and 40 inmates escaped in a bloody prison break north of the Iraqi capital for which the Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility on Saturday....
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Dario Thuburn- Britain was adjusting to a new political landscape on Saturday after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decapitated the opposition...
AMRIYAT AL-FALLUJAH, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- More than 1,000 Sunni fighters from Anbar joined Iraq's Popular Mobilisation force Friday as part of government efforts to make the fight against the...
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