Middle East
Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources
January 30, 2016
Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources
Syrian Kurdish figures hoping to take part in fragile UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva have left the Swiss city after…
Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister
January 30, 2016
Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister
Iran expects to finalize within days a deal to buy up to 40 planes from ATR, the European manufacturer of…
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
January 30, 2016
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic…
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
January 30, 2016
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
Sixteen more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier…
Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open
January 30, 2016
Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open
Syria's main opposition group agreed to travel to Geneva, where the United Nations on Friday opened peace talks to end…
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition
January 29, 2016
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition
A UN official said Syrian peace talks will begin in Geneva as planned Friday, despite an ongoing boycott by the…
Suicide, shooting attack on Saudi Shi’ite mosque kills four
January 29, 2016
Suicide, shooting attack on Saudi Shi’ite mosque kills four
A suicide bombing and gun attack on Shi'ite Muslim worshippers killed at least four people in eastern Saudi Arabia on…
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
January 29, 2016
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to…
US, British spies hacked Israeli air force networks: reports
January 29, 2016
US, British spies hacked Israeli air force networks: reports
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating…
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
January 29, 2016
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
The Syrian opposition said it will not attend peace talks due to begin in Geneva on Friday, derailing the first…