Middle East
Airstrikes hit hospitals in northern Syria
Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria on Monday, killing nine people including a ...20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi
Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for "the most important" military manoeuvre ever staged in ...Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran
Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia\'s consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia\'s foreign minister ...Saudi deploys jets in Turkey for anti-IS fight
Saudi Arabia has deployed warplanes to a Turkish airbase in order to "intensify" its operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, ...Major powers agree ceasefire plan for Syria
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid ...Ex-employee of Israeli PM wins abuse case
A Jerusalem court on Wednesday awarded damages to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s former housekeeper, accepting his complaints of repeated workplace abuse ...Russia proposes Syria truce in March
Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire in Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but Washington believes Moscow is giving itself and the ...Thousands of Syrians wait at closed Turkey border after Russian airstrikes on Aleppo
Tens of thousands of Syrians were stranded at the border with Turkey on Monday after escaping a Russia-backed government offensive in Aleppo, ...Syrian army advances towards rebel town near Turkey
Syrian government troops advanced Sunday toward a rebel town near the Turkish border as they pressed a Russian-backed offensive that has prompted ...Anxious wait in Turkey for Syrian relatives of refugees
Grappling with agonising uncertainty, Syrian refugees living in Turkey wait for news of relatives stuck on the Syrian side of the border ...




