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 ...
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said a two-state solution was the "only alternative"; while Ireland's PM Simon Harris said the decision would help create a "peaceful future"/ The Belgian PM (L) has been highly critical of Israel's military operation in Gaza Image caption: The Belgian ...
Two women who disappeared during a drive between Kansas and Oklahoma amid a contentious custody battle were found dead inside a freezer buried in a cattle pasture leased by one of the five suspects in their killings, according to newly released search warrants. Affidavits in the case say the ...
Russian physicist Maslov accused of state treason appears in court in St Petersburg/ LONDON (Reuters) -Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov was convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science ...
A former Boston Red Sox pitcher was recently arrested in an undercover child predator sting after authorities say he solicited an underage girl for sex and then traveled to meet her. Austin Maddox, 33, of Jacksonville, Florida, is charged with traveling to meet after using a computer to solicit ...
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from confirmed Australia had received clearance from French authorities for two flights to evacuate citizens and other tourists from New Caledonia amid violent unrest ...
Scottie Scheffler reacts to his chip to the green on the fourth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer ...
Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. The ultraprocessed foods your kids eat now may be putting them a greater risk for cardiometabolic problems – like heart attack, stroke and diabetes – in adulthood, a new study suggests. “Our study highlights the importance of promoting the ...
Play video ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders from BBC News/ ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders/ More international reaction to the ICC's announcement now, this time from the UK prime minister. A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak says the ICC prosecutor's ...
is a Star series exploring what makes Kansas City special. Are you feeling nostalgic for a Kansas City area restaurant that closed years ago? and we may write about the place in a future story. In June 1978, a man with powder-white hair stepped out of the darkness and into an Italian restaurant. ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying , the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported. As ...