Middle East

International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants

The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday al...

May 31, 2015 06:42 PM EDT

Middle East turmoil if Egypt's Mursi executed: Turkish presidency

Turkey's presidential spokesman said on Monday the Middle East would be thrown into turmoil if Egypt...

May 18, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

King's absence from U.S. summit shows Saudi displeasure over Iran push

The Saudi king's absence from a regional summit to be hosted by President Barack Obama shows how Gul...

May 12, 2015 08:21 AM EDT

Saudi king resets succession to cope with turbulent times

Saudi King Salman appointed a new heir and made his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a...

Apr 29, 2015 10:15 AM EDT

U.N. chief urges immediate ceasefire by 'all parties' in Yemen war

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen...

Apr 17, 2015 05:24 AM EDT

Public Saudi welcome for Iran nuclear deal masks private unease

Saudi Arabia, whose late King Abdullah once urged the United States to "cut off the head of the snak...

Apr 04, 2015 06:53 AM EDT

Iran, powers push for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward deadline

With a deadline hours away, Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace on Tuesday in negotiations ...

Mar 31, 2015 11:13 AM EDT

Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack

Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit...

Mar 29, 2015 09:41 AM EDT

Iran rejects 'bullying' as West stresses unity in nuclear talks

Iran's top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washi...

Mar 21, 2015 06:39 PM EDT

U.N. expert to probe conditions of North Korean workers abroad

The U.N. human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an e...

Mar 17, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Ohio man accused of plotting Capitol attack says would have shot Obama

An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants and charged with plotting to attack the U...

Mar 07, 2015 04:45 AM EST

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

U.S., Iran positive after nuclear talks, say much left to do

The United States made some progress in talks with Iran on its nuclear program and managed to "sharp...

Feb 24, 2015 06:55 AM EST

Sydney siege report signals tighter immigration curbs

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls on Sunday when he re...

Feb 22, 2015 03:30 AM EST

Working with global community only way to fight terrorism: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wanted to debate the possibility of Japan's mil...

Feb 02, 2015 05:43 AM EST

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