Middle East

UNITED NATIONS: The Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has presented a rival resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Syria to key UN...

GENEVA: The second round of talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition is set to begin in the Swiss city...

TEHRAN: The 9th parliamentary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will begin in Tehran on February 14, while so far over 40...

DAMASCUS: A delegation of the Syrian government will take part in the second round of peace talks, aimed at finding a solution to the...

RIYADH: The army chief General Raheel Sharif, who is on three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, called on the Saudi Defence Minister Salman bin Abdul...

BAGHDAD: A spate of bombings rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 16 persons and injuring several others, the unnamed Iraqi security officials said.The...

GENEVA: Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Meqdad said on Tuesday that the United States is not interested in the political solution to Syrian crisis. “The...

CAIRO: A senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official was shot dead outside his home in the capital Cairo on Tuesday, a foreign news agency citing...

GENEVA: The Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Monday between delegations representing the Bashar al-Assad-led government and foreign-backed opposition hit a deadlock over divisive...

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia is interested in purchasing the JF-17 Thunder fighters that was jointly produced by Pakistan and China, a report published in a...