Middle East
UN Security Council unanimously passes Syria chemical weapons resolution
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously late Friday to require Syria to eliminate its arsenal of chemical weapons, according to media reports.Syria chemical weapons inspections could begin next week
International experts will begin inspecting Syria\'s chemical arsenal by Tuesday under a plan set to be approved by the world\'s top chemical ...US, Iran hold first major meeting since 1979 revolution
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met after the Iranian held wider talks with the ...Palestinians want Israel peace deal in 9 months
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will continue recently resumed negotiations with Israel with “an insistence on success” and the aim of ...Iran President Hassan Rouhani wants nuclear deal in months
Iran wants to reach a deal with West on Tehran\'s nuclear issue in three months, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during his ...UN chemical weapons experts back in Syria
U.N. inspectors returned to Syria on Wednesday to pursue a probe into alleged poison gas attacks, as Russia and the West wrangled ...Egypt shuts down Muslim Brotherhood newspaper
Egyptian security forces have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood newspaper in Cairo after raiding it and confiscating material, the ...Obama addresses UN General Assembly, pledges Syria aid
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will provide an additional $340 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by ...Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iran issue
US President Barack Obama has said he is pushing for diplomacy with the new Iranian government over its suspect nuclear program which ...Obama to address Iran, Syria in General Assembly speech
US President Barack Obama is expected to build on diplomatic opportunities and signal his willingness to engage with the new Iranian Government ...




