
INTERVIEWS
US 'caught off guard' by Russian military
“Russia and Iran and Syria have redefined themselves as a force of stability in the Middle East," US military analyst Scott Bennett says.

“Russia and Iran and Syria have redefined themselves as a force of stability in the Middle East," US military analyst Scott Bennett says.

Turkey says 95 people have been killed in two explosions that struck a road junction in Ankara.

Clashes with Israeli forces north of al-Quds (Jerusalem) claim the lives of two Palestinian youths.

Turkish police arrest the editor-in-chief of Today’s Zaman newspaper for criticizing Erdogan on Twitter.

Iran blasts the international community’s minimal support for the campaign against armed drug traffickers.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says 14 Palestinians have been killed, and some 1,000 others injured since October 1.

The North Korean leader tells China it wants better ties with South Korea.

Republican Senator John McCain says it is “humiliating” that Moscow is dictating US policy in Syria.

Russia says the anti-terror campaign in Syria does not strain its government’s budget.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the EU has turned into an exporter of terrorism to crisis-hit countries.

The US and Russia will hold new talks on air safety with regard to their separate bombing campaigns in Syria, the Pentagon said.

People in Turkey have protested against Turkish authorities who do not allow the entry of the body of an anti-Daesh fighter from Syria.

Iran's UN envoy says Israel is the sole barrier to establishing a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East.

Rep.Paul Ryan is considering a bid to replace retiring US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.

Saudi Arabia will help militant groups in Syria step up military capabilities.

Hamas says resistance is the only way to liberate Palestinians from Israeli atrocities.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson blasted the US press corps on Friday, vowing to “expose” the reality about them.

President Barack Obama has said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military action in Syria is a sign of weakness.