Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow has been urging Gulf countries to consider a common security mechanism for the region and it was time the world got rid of unilateral measures such as sanctions. "We have been suggesting to the Gulf countries to think about...

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Wednesday rejected any direct nuclear negotiations with the United States and said he wasn't sure how long any pact by U.S. President Donald Trump would last. "We had a U.S. deal and the U.S. broke it. If we have a Trump deal, how long will it...

Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful -- and expensive -- eyes in the sky. At the time the attack was launched at 1:35 am on January 8, the US army was flying seven...

Bushfire smoke disrupted the Australian Open build-up Wednesday for a second straight day, with qualifying rounds delayed following a barrage of complaints about safety from international tennis players. The toxic haze that has descended on Melbourne, where the year's first Grand Slam is...

Sudan said Wednesday that two soldiers were killed as government forces crushed a rebellion launched by agents of the country's long-feared security agency against a restructuring plan. On Tuesday, gunfire broke out Khartoum at two Khartoum bases of the Directorate of General Intelligence...

China must rethink its hardline stance towards Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, as she warned the island was already independent and that any invasion would be "very costly" for Beijing. Tsai won a second term over the weekend with a record 8.2 million votes, an outcome that...

An improvised explosive device (IED) rocked a crowd of people protesting against Kurdish-led forces in eastern Deir Ezzor Province, leaving two civilians dead, local activists said Tuesday. The IED was set off in the town of al-Basirah in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor....

Syria’s air defenses confronted an aerial “aggression” from Israel that targeted an air base in the country's center late Tuesday, state media reported quoting a military official. The official quoted by the state news agency SANA said the attack targeted the T-4 air base in Homs...

In spite of considerable challenges in recent years, football development in Syria has continued ever since the military conflict broke out in 2011. It was considerably difficult for the country's football community to maintain the game, but the Syrian Football Association (SFA) has been...

The triggering of a dispute mechanism Tuesday by France, Britain and Germany in the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran is a "strategic mistake", Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. "The usage of the dispute mechanism is...

 Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad hosting US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi military said Tuesday, in the latest attack on installations where American troops are deployed. The statement from Iraq's military did not say how many rockets had hit Camp Taji but...

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's abrupt announcement that they want to withdraw from frontline royal duties has sparked speculation about whether she may have been the target of racism. The couple's decision to step back as senior royals and seek financial independence from the monarchy...

Avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather killed more than 130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days, leaving others stranded by heavy snowfall, officials said on Tuesday. At least 93 people died and 76 were injured across Pakistan -- with several still missing -- while...

With presidential tweets in Persian and stern warnings to the regime, Donald Trump's administration is rallying behind the latest protests in Iran -- and renewing suspicions that his real goal is regime change. Just a week ago, massive crowds took to the streets in Iran to mourn powerful...

Daesh's West Africa affiliate Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in Niger last week that killed at least 89 Nigerien soldiers, according to a statement translated by the SITE Intelligence Group. Daesh's West Africa Province said in the statement that its fighters...

Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, warned Tuesday that "concrete consequences" would follow for EU and UK citizens as Britain does away with freedom of movement. Speaking at a European Parliament debate on the issue in Strasbourg, Barnier stressed "we will continue to defend...

Three EU countries on Tuesday said they were launching a dispute mechanism against Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing Tehran of repeatedly violating the accord while insisting they remained committed to the agreement. The move by Britain, France and Germany comes as tensions soar...

Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria warned Tuesday that a UN vote to scrap a key entry point for cross-border aid will lead to medical shortages and expose them to regime control. "There will be no (UN) aid entering the region except from government-held areas, which will give the regime...

A power-sharing agreement between the Yemeni government and southern separatists is effectively defunct more than two months after it was signed, increasing fears of renewed hostilities. The deal to resolve a tussle for control in the south, dubbed a "civil war within a civil war", was...

Thousands gathered in the heart of Tunisia's capital Tuesday to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the popular revolution that deposed dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. On a flag-filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, parents, children, men and women of all ages marched in a festive atmosphere, and...