The European Union's senior diplomat said on Monday there was no Cold War climate between Moscow and the West as they agreed to a pause in the fighting in Syria, although Russia's prime minister said tension was growing. At a security conference in Munich on Friday, world powers agreed to a ...
The Kingdom pledged to send troops last week, amid an international campaign to fight the Islamic State./ After announcing its willingness to deploy ground forces in Syria last week, Saudi Arabia’s officials now appear to be more hesitant about their initial plans./ Saudi Arabia's foreign ...
Saudi Arabia is currently leading a military campaign against Iran-backed rebels in its southern neighbour Yemen (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for "the most important" military manoeuvre ever ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says Switzerland has agreed to handle its diplomatic services in Iran so that Iranian pilgrims can continue to visit the oil-rich kingdom. Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran last month after protesters outraged over the ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey shelled positions held by the main Kurdish militia in northern Syria for a second day Sunday, drawing condemnation from the Syrian government and adding complexity to an inflamed situation in the area where Russian-backed Syrian government forces are also on the march, ...
In this file photo dated Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, the Turkish border crossing with Syria, is closed near to the town of Kilis, in southeastern Turkey, as some thousands of Syrian migrants are known to be moving toward the border, fleeing from fierce fighting inside Syria. Despite the wintry ...
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir delivers a statement after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington, February 8, 2016./ Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, ...
TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister has said Tehran is seeking to broaden its ties with the European Union in the near future. “It seems that Iran’s relations with the European Union, particularly Belgium, that hosts the EU meetings, will expand in the near future,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told ...
Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Sunday, following a diplomatic dispute between Riyadh and Tehran. "Switzerland offered to ... handle the (consular) interests of ...
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that any move to deploy Saudi special forces into Syria will depend on a decision by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State./ U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to send special operations ...
The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): Iran's air defense chief says his country is ready to help defend Syria's airspace. The semi-official Tasnim news agency on Sunday quoted Gen. Farzad Esmaili as saying "We will help Syria in a full-fledged manner if the Syrian government ...
Iran will spare no effort to provide Syria with assistance in the air defense field, if Syrian government requests, commander of Iran's Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said. He underlined that Iran’s activities in Syria is only in the form of advisory help as ...
A senior Iranian commander warned Saudi Arabia on Sunday against sending troops to Syria after the kingdom deployed combat aircraft to Turkey. “We definitely won’t let the situation in Syria go forward the way rebel countries want... We will take necessary actions in due time,” Brigadier-General ...
The Iranian foreign minister says the precedent of the nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries can be employed to help resolve all crises around the globe. “The nuclear agreement was one of the rare cases where diplomacy prevailed,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Brussels, Belgium, February 15, 2016/ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed as “propaganda” claims by certain regional countries that they might deploy troops to Syria, saying no outsider can make decisions for the ...
Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, deputy chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has warned Saudi Arabia about sending troops into Syria. Iran will not permit that “rogue” states to change the situation in Syria in accordance with their desires, Jazayeri said in an interview with Iran’s state ...
Syrian government soldiers celebrate after retaking control of the village of Ratian, north of the city of Aleppo, February 6, 2016. (Photo by AFP)/ Press TV has interviewed Foad Izadi, a professor at the University of Tehran, to discuss the remarks made by Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed ...
during glitch will have their deals canceled by the NYSE/ Investors who purchased shares in Warren Buffett's yesterday at a huge discount will see their trades canceled following a , having previously closed at over $620,000. The drop meant a more than 99% discount on the This means a trader who ...
UBERABA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras, a veterinarian and an armed guard. Worth $4 million, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis is the , according to Guinness World Records. ...
Palestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp since the Israeli withdrawal say homes and infrastructure have been destroyed/ Palestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza in recent days have expressed shock at the level of destruction following a three-week ...
breaking catch last month with a flathead weighing in at close to 100 pounds. And photos of the beast show just what an impressive undertaking it must have been. According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC), the massive, 95-pound catfish was caught by Bradly Courtwright. ...
Israel's military says it has established the deaths of four more people abducted by Hamas on 7 October. It says the four were killed while together during an Israeli operation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, adding that their bodies were still being held by the militants. The men were named as ...
The plan aims to wind down the war after eight months of fighting/ For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political future and their grip on power. For Hamas ...
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For decades, police have been trying to identify the victims of a suspected serial killer, and last month, authorities made another breakthrough discovery. human remains recovered from Fox Hollow Farm, the former home of Herb Baumeister in 1996, have been identified as ...
Bradley Richards recalls how he woke up with blood pouring from his head - SWNS/ that led to the death of a British man believes he will have to change careers after suffering life-changing injuries. Bradley Richards, 29, was left with six fractures in his spine and neck and internal bleeding ...
Israeli forces have continued striking targets in Gaza even as the US and its allies push for both sides to accept a ceasefire proposal/ The US government has "every expectation" that Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if ...