UNITED NATIONS- The United States expressed concern Thursday that undeclared Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamic extremists. US Ambassador Samantha Power raised the concerns...
RAMALLAH- The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, devastated during 50 days of war with Israel, will cost six billion euros ($7.7 billion), Palestinian experts said in a report Thursday. The...
UNITED NATIONS- President Barack Obama will lead a UN Security Council session on the threat of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria on September 25, a US official said Wednesday. The meeting will take...
ABU DHABI- The United Arab Emirates voiced readiness Wednesday to back world efforts to confront the threat from jihadists, amid calls by Western powers for an international fight against the Islamic...
WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- Veteran US diplomats who have tussled with some of the globe's greatest foreign policy challenges warned Wednesday that in a turbulent world American diplomacy remains...
PARIS- Egypt's foreign minister on Tuesday called for a "collective and international approach" against the "barbarism" of jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq. In an interview with AFP, Sameh Shoukri...
WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- US Secretary of State John Kerry wades back into the tumult of the Israel-Palestinian peace process Wednesday, meeting Palestinian negotiators for the first time since the...
AMERLI, Antonio Pampliega- Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes pressed a fightback against jihadist-led militants Monday, buoyed by breaking a weeks-long...
PARIS- France and Saudi Arabia are close to signing a $3 billion arms deal for Lebanon, the Elysee Palace said Monday following talks between President Francois Hollande and the Saudi crown prince....
JERUSALEM, Steve Weizman- Israel announced Sunday it will expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, angering the Palestinians and alarming Israeli peace...
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