Cairo will do all it can to preserve crucial ties with Saudi Arabia, experts say, after an Egyptian court ruled against government plans to transfer control of two islands to Riyadh. Strains between the two Sunni Arab allies have grown in recent months, in particular over Cairo's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful PYD militia on Tuesday has freed senior official in the political National Kurdish Council after 5 months of detention in the northeastern city of Qamishli, fellow official said. Engineer Mohamed Ismail was kidnapped by the Kurdish Democratic Party during a funeral of...

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he has no reason to panic and will once again use the depths of his squad against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey Wednesday looking to bounce back from a first defeat in 40 games. Madrid conceded twice in the final five minutes in losing 2-1 to Sevilla...

Syria's U.N. ambassador will head the government delegation to upcoming peace talks, a Syrian daily reported Tuesday, while the opposition said it would be represented by rebel negotiator Mohammad Alloush. Talks on the nearly six-year-old conflict, organised by Turkey, Russia and Iran, are...