An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck Tajikistan Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi and in Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said. A spokesman for Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee said it had no information so far on any...

Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh from Dec. 8-10 aimed at choosing representatives for future international talks on Syria, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Sunday. The Saudi conference marks an attempt to bring together disparate groups...

(The Guardian)- The United Nations’ sanctions monitoring team warned last Tuesday that Libya was emerging as a key stronghold for Islamic State close to the shorelines of Europe. The warning aligns with assessments by US intelligence officials that the organisation’s franchise is...

Libya's parliament has signed a declaration of principles with the General National Congress aimed at ending the conflict in Libya, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday. The declaration forms a ten-person committee, naming an interim president and deputy, the news channel reported.