Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:39
Al Houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from positions they seized near the Yemeni capital under a truce agreed with armed tribesmen allied with the influential Salafist Al Islah (reform) party, officials say.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:08
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer will remain in the Black Sea to conduct more exercises with allied ships, its commander said on Saturday, the eve of a breakaway vote in Crimea.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:07
Heavily-armed militants attacked the home of an anti-Al Qaida militiaman north of Baghdad Sunday, killing and decapitating his wife and two sons and killing another person in a brutal predawn assault.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:21
Kerry noted that the “Jewish state” issue was addressed by UN Resolution 181 in 1947, which granted international recognition to the fledgling state of Israel.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:19
Saudi Arabia demanded that Qatar shut down Al-Jazeera and two think tanks during a recent meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a source close to someone who attended the talks told AFP Friday.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:16
Yemen’s army and southern separatists exchanged prisoners and agreed a truce Thursday in the violence-ridden southern city of Daleh.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:04
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday that the U.S. had yet to present a framework for a Middle East peace deal, as a deadline ending nine months of negotiations loomed.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:28
“Our message to the other countries of the Persian Gulf is a message of friendship, fraternity and cooperation,” Zarif said in the Omani capital Muscat, where he is accompanying President Hassan Rouhani on a landmark visit.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:25
Despite obstacles, US secretary of state says he is still hopeful ‘some kind of understanding’ can be achieved.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:23
Six Shiite rebels and two soldiers were killed near Sanaa on Thursday as Huthis continue to push south towards the Yemeni capital, tribal and security sources said.