NICHOLAS KRISTOF REFUGEES WHO COULD BE US

WATCHING the horrific images of Syrian refugees struggling toward safety or in the case of Aylan Kurdi 3 drowning on that journey I think of other refugees... READ MORE›

ARAB ALLIES SLIP AWAY AS US AIR WAR ON ISIS INTENSIFIES

They have conducted a smattering of strikes in Syria, but have reserved most of their firepower for Islamic State targets in Iraq... READ MORE›

FRANCE LAUNCHES MASSIVE AIRSTRIKE ON ISIS IN SYRIA

French fighter jets launched a large scale raid in Syria, targeting ISIS in Raqqa just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris... READ MORE›

SYRIA FIGHTERS MAY BE FUELED BY AMPHETAMINES

Captagon is a widely used stimulant throughout the Middle East, according to U.N... READ MORE›

MASS EVACUATION AFTER UKRAINE DEPOT BLAST

The base in Balakliya, near Kharkiv, is around 100km 60 miles from fighting against Russian-backed separatists... READ MORE›

U.S. SAYS IRAN TESTED ROCKETS 1,500 YARDS FROM AMERICAN CARRIER

The United States on Wednesday accused Iran of carrying out rocket tests near American warships and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz last week... READ MORE›

1ST FOOTAGE OF DESTRUCTION AT US-HIT SHAYRAT AIRBASE IN SYRIA (VIDEO)

A number of undamaged hangars with aircraft inside are visible in the distance... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP CALLS ON SAUDI ARABIA TO TAKE IN REFUGEES AFTER ONLINE SPAT WITH SAUDI PRINCE

Mr Trump made the demand on Twitter writing Has ... Saudi Arabia, taken any of the Syrian refugees?... READ MORE›

MISSING BRADFORD SISTER 'MAY ALREADY BE IN SYRIA'

One of three Bradford sisters missing with their nine children may already be in Syria police believe... READ MORE›

CANADA UNVEILED AS THE COUNTRY WITH 'THE BEST REPUTATION' IN SURVEY ON GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS

The North American country reclaimed the top spot in the Reputation Institute's annual report which looks at the government environment and economy of 55 nations... READ MORE›

IS SUSPECTS HELD OVER 'PLOT' TO ATTACK SAUDI MOSQUES

Most of the suspects are Saudi citizens but they also include people from six nationalities including Yemen and Syria the interior ministry said... READ MORE›

SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS

Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA SAID TO ARREST SUSPECT IN 1996 KHOBAR TOWERS BOMBING

The United States deported him to Saudi Arabia in 1999... READ MORE›

QAEDA LEADER IN SYRIA IS KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE US SAYS

Officials fear that the Khorasan militants could provide these sophisticated explosives to their Western recruits, who could sneak them onto United States-bound flights... READ MORE›

REBELS 'PULL HEAVY WEAPONS' FROM FRONT LINE

Ukraine and Western countries have said there is clear evidence that Russia is helping the rebels with heavy weapons and soldiers... READ MORE›

NEW DIPLOMACY SEEN ON US-RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO END SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

The United States and its allies have long said no Russia says yes, adding that Mr. Assad's departure cannot be a precondition for talks... READ MORE›

PUTIN BREAKS SILENCE WITH CALL TO OBAMA TOUCHING ON UKRAINE AND ISIS

Moscow supports the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and Mr... READ MORE›

US AXES $500M SCHEME TO TRAIN SYRIAN REBELS, SAYS NYT

The programme was the most visible element of US backing for Syrian opposition groups but it has already suffered embarrassing setbacks... READ MORE›

HOW THE WORLD IS CELEBRATING EID

Small Heath Park in Birmingham for Eid prayers and celebrations... READ MORE›

RUSSIA RISKS A REPEAT OF DOOMED AFGHAN WAR IN SYRIA, SAYS EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF

Russia risks a repeat of doomed Afghan war in Syria, says EU foreign policy chief... READ MORE›

ANTI-ISIL STRIKES NOW AIMED AT MOVING TARGETS

French pilots, flying sorties from Jordan, attacked targets in Syria shortly after the ISIL attack on Paris Nov. 13 that killed 130 people... READ MORE›

WHAT SAUDI ARABIA IS (AND ISN'T) DOING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE

So is Saudi Arabia doing enough in the fight against the Islamic State?... READ MORE›

IRAN ACCUSES SAUDI ARABIA OF ATTACKING EMBASSY

The deepening enmity between Iran and Saudi Arabia has threatened to worsen conflicts across the region, including the civil war that began in Yemen last year... READ MORE›

SYRIA PEACE TALKS PIN HOPES FOR END TO WAR ON IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA

Syrian government and opposition not invited to Vienna, with two regional powers showing little sign of wanting to compromise... READ MORE›

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL PROVOKES SHARP REACTIONS ACROSS THE ARAB WORLD

Iran has long branded itself as the lodestar of the resistance, by which it means the regional forces opposed to the United States and Israel... READ MORE›

It was not clear whether the Arab commitment to take all necessary action against Islamic State and other militant groups would include direct military involvement in Iraq or Syria... READ MORE›

THE WORLD IS FACING A DEVASTATING GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS. THE GOP DEBATE IGNORED IT.

A common theme amongst Republican candidates are concerns about the potential security risks posed by Syrian refugees... READ MORE›

FIRE AT SAUDI RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX KILLS 11, INJURES MORE THAN 200

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE SAYS IT DOWNS WARPLANE IN EASTERN SYRIA

Raqqa province, which borders Turkey, is almost entirely under the control of Islamic State fighters... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN ASSISTS U.S. ON SAN BERNARDINO SUSPECT TASHFEEN MALIK

Little is known about 26-year-old Pakistani national Tashfeen Malik, other than she was able to enter the U.S... READ MORE›