Kuwait is seeking to mediate an end to the standoff between Qatar and three Gulf countries – Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain – ahead of a planned Arab summit to be held on March 25, a prominent Kuwait lawmaker has said. Ali al-Rashid, the head of the foreign affairs committee at...

President Abdullah Gul has dismissed suggestions that outside forces are conspiring against  Turkey , openly contradicting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's assertions that a corruption scandal shaking the country is part of a foreign-backed plot. The graft inquiry swirling...

The Syrian revolution which started in March 2011 in a wave of protests that swept the country against the brutality of Al Assad’s regime entered its fourth year on March 15th 2014. In its third anniversary, Atmeh refugee camp, located near the Syrian-Turkish border...

Israeli defence minister has warned the Syrian government that it would pay a "high price" for helping armed groups bent on attacking his country. Moshe Yaalon comments on Wednesday came a day after roadside bombing, blamed on Damascus, wounded four Israeli troops in the...