Middle East and North Africa
Washington to host talks on Nagorno-Karabakh, warring sides say
Baku (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan said on Tuesday their foreign ministers would meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Friday...
White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
Washington (Reuters) - A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of...
Turkey withdraws from base in northwest Syria, sources say
Ankara (Reuters) - Turkey is withdrawing troops from a military post in northwest Syria that was surrounded by Syrian government forces last year, but...
Saudi Arabia restructures top religious and advisory bodies
Dubai (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a series of orders on Sunday restructuring the kingdom’s advisory Shura Council, the supreme court and...
Iran sees no arms buying spree as it expects U.N. embargo to end
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran said it was self-reliant in its defense and had no need to go on a weapons buying spree as a...