Middle East
Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents ...Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen air strikes
Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, ...Egyptair plane hijacker demands asylum in Cyprus
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and ...Yemen rebels free nine Saudis ahead of peace talks
Shiite rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis, the Saudi-led coalition fighting them ...Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce
More than 360 civilians were killed during the first month of an unprecedented ceasefire in Syria, the lowest monthly toll for four ...Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured the famed ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday in a ...Iraq stadium attack death toll hits 41
Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium that was claimed by the Islamic State group ...IS under pressure as troops advance on Palmyra, Mosul
Syrian troops on Thursday entered the ancient city of Palmyra and Iraqi forces launched an offensive against Mosul as pressure mounted on ...Yemen ceasefire April 10, peace talks April 18: UN
A special UN envoy announced Wednesday a ceasefire across Yemen on April 10 followed a week later by fresh peace talks, raising ...Syria regime digs in on Assad as Hezbollah vows to fight on
Syria\'s peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad, as the head of Lebanon\'s Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would ...




