Saudi Arabia State Sponsor of Terrorism: Iraqi PM

Saudi Arabia is a state sponsor of terrorism, Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi implied in an interview with Al Mayadeen television channel. "Many Saudi nationals have carried out terrorist operations in Iraq, and every Iraqi citizen has a right to believe that Saudi Arabia is a supporter of...

EU states won�t move Israel embassies to al-Quds: Mogherini

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc members will not move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Israeli-occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, which Palestinians want as the capital of their future state. “Our position is the same as the one of Arab League which...

May hopes to tap Saudi 'immense potential' to boost UK economy

British Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Saudi Arabia, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom’s “immense potential” as she launches a diplomatic drive to boost post-Brexit investment and trade. May landed at a military airport in Riyadh on Tuesday, coming from...

St. Petersburg metro bombing suspect �from Kyrgyzstan�

Security services in Kyrgyzstan say a national of the Central Asian state has been behind an explosion which left over a dozen people dead in St. Petersburg, Russia. A spokesman for Kyrgyzstan’s security services identified the suspect as “a Kyrgyz national Akbarjon Djalilov......

UN �extremely concerned� over potential attack on Yemen�s Hudaydah

The United Nations has warned against a possible military action against Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port city of Hudaydah, where over 70 percent of the nation’s food imports and relief aid is delivered. During a Friday panel discussion on Yemeni crisis at the Washington-based Middle...

US should use �military means� against Iran: CENTCOM chief

The United States should consider using “military means” against Iran, US Army General Joseph Votel says, calling Tehran “the greatest long-term threat to stability” in the Middle East. Votel, who heads the US Central Command (CENTCOM), made the hostile remarks while speaking...

Germany, France, speak up after UK triggers Brexit

Germany and France react to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s triggering of the Brexit process. Reactions also poured in from other European countries after the country triggered divorce talks with the EU on Wednesday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for her part, snubbed the British premier’s...

Arab League calls for formation of independent Palestine state

The Arab League (AL) has called for the formation of a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem al-Quds as its capital, emphasizing the need for the resumption of stalled Israeli-Palestinian talks to that effect. In a final declaration issued Wednesday at the end of their annual summit...

Anti-Palestinian Jewish attorney sworn in as US envoy to Israel

David Friedman, a strong proponent of Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian land, has been sworn in as the new US ambassador to the Tel Aviv regime. US Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office to Friedman on Wednesday, about a week after the Senate confirmed...

UK prime minister triggers Brexit process

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered the formal, two-year process of withdrawing Britain from the European Union (EU), likely to be the most complex London has held since World War Two. Launching the process of Britain’s exit from the EU, popularly known as Brexit, was announced by...

Muslim women rally in London in solidarity with attack victims

Dozens of Muslim women have gathered on Westminster Bridge in London to express solidarity with the victims of Wednesday’s deadly attack outside the British Parliament. The women stood in silence with heads bowed for five minutes on Sunday remembering the victims who lost their lives in...

Yemenis rally in Sana�a on 2nd anniversary of Saudi war

Thousands of Yemenis have poured out into the streets of the capital Sana’a to mark the second anniversary of the brutal Saudi war, which has left a massive trail of death and devastation across the impoverished Arab state. On Sunday, the demonstrators converged on al-Sabin Square in Sana’a,...

Biden regrets not running for US president

Former US Vice President Joe Biden is remorseful about his decision not to run in last year’s presidential election, claiming that he could have easily defeated Donald Trump. During a speech at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, Biden said he only needed to secure the Democratic ...

Merkel faces big test as Germans vote in Saarland

Germans in the small western state of Saarland vote on Sunday in a regional election that could deliver an upset to Chancellor Angela Merkel and hurt her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election. The election carries significance as it is the first of three regional votes...

Iran announces sanctions on 15 US companies

Iran has announced retaliatory sanctions on 15 American companies over their support for Israeli crimes and terrorism two days after Washington imposed bans on nearly a dozen foreign companies or individuals for aiding the Islamic Republic. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that these...

UN urges Iran, Russia, Turkey to resume Syria talks in Astana

The UN has called on Iran, Russia and Turkey to convene a fresh round of peace talks between Damascus and opposition groups in Astana, Kazakhstan, to bring the situation on the ground under control amid increasing militant attempts to break into the heart of the Syrian capital in defiance...

European Union marks 60th anniversary in Rome as Brexit looms

European Union leaders will renew their vows on the 60th anniversary of the troubled bloc’s founding treaties Saturday at a special summit in Rome designed to show unity despite Britain’s looming divorce. Meeting in the same Renaissance-era palace where six founding countries signed...

CIA was hacking iPhones one year after launch: WikiLeaks

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has claimed the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been hacking Apple products to spy on their owners. The new WikiLeaks release, called Vault 7 “Dark Matter,” was released on Thursday.  It described a handful of programs that the CIA has...

Mubarak walks free for first time in six years

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak has walked free for the first time in six years, his lawyer says. Mubarak on Friday left a military hospital where he had spent much of his six-year detention over a series of charges, including killing protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30 year...

India wary as China defense minister visits Nepal

China's defense minister will arrive in Nepal later Thursday for talks on joint military exercises, a meeting that will be closely watched by India as Beijing boosts its influence in the region. Chang Wanquan will be in Kathmandu for a three-day visit -- the first by a Chinese defense minister...

Policeman Kills 9 Colleagues At Kunduz Check Post

A local police officer shot dead nine of his colleagues at a check post in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday night, local officials confirmed. The incident took place at a check post on the Kunduz-Ali Abad highway. After killing his colleagues, the attacker reportedly set their bodies on fire....

At least four people killed, 40 injured in attack outside UK Parliament

At least four people were killed and 40 others were injured outside the UK Parliament in London after an assailant plowed a car into pedestrians and stabbed a police officer, an incident that has been declared a terrorist incident. One police officer and two pedestrians were among...

Putin: Russian weapons proved efficient in Syria war

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country’s defense technology has proved its “exceptional reliability and efficiency” during the ongoing fight against the Daesh Takfiri group. "The capability of Russian weapons, their exceptional reliability and efficiency, were demonstrated...

Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns London terrorist attack

Iran has condemned the recent deadly terror attack in London, calling for the formation of a true international coalition against terrorists to replace the current “theatrical” ones. On Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed Iran’s sympathy with the families...

Saudis urge UN to control Yemeni port after botch

Saudi Arabia and its allies have urged the United Nations to assume control of a Houthi-held Yemeni port where scores of refugees were killed Friday in an aerial attack blamed on Riyadh. At least 44 people lost their lives and dozens of others were injured after an apparent Saudi...

Russia summons Israeli ambassador over Syria attacks

The Russian foreign ministry says it has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Moscow over an airstrike last week inside the Syrian territory. Israeli envoy Gary Koren "was asked” about the Friday’s incident during which Israeli warplanes intruded Syrian airspace, striking several...

Ex-US envoy questions Trump�s understating of NATO after tweets

President Donald Trump’s assertion that Germany owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and the United States suggests a lack of understanding of how the military alliance works, according to a former US ambassador to NATO. On the heels of a visibly awkward meeting with German Chancellor Angela...

Trump repeats charge that Obama ordered spying on him

US President Donald Trump repeats his accusation that former President Barack Obama had ordered intelligence agencies to spy on him. Speaking at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, Trump said he and Merkel might find common ground over allegations of wiretapping...

Turkish diaspora in Europe should have at least 5 children: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the Turkish citizens residing in Europe to have at least five children in an attempt to multiply their presence in the continent amid rising tensions between the European Union and Ankara. The Turkish leader, father of four, made the...

Militants begin leaving last bastion in Syria�s Homs

A first group of militants and their families has been evacuated from their last bastion in Syria’s western city of Homs under a Russian-backed deal struck with the Syrian army earlier this week. Two buses left Homs’ al-Waer district on Saturday morning, carrying the militants and their...