Syrian envoy seeks warring parties and allies assurances before talks

19days before Syrian opposition groups meet with Damascus to discuss the 5year old war, U.N envoy Staffan de Mistura in a meeting with opposition officials was informed that the government should lift blockades imposed on rebel-held areas, release detainees and Read more

Iran and Saudi accuse each other of flaming tension

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran after its embassy was attacked by protesters following the execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, together with 46 others, and wants its diplomats to leave Riyadh by Tuesday. The two countries have accused Read more

Iran sends enriched uranium to Russia under nuclear agreement

Iran manifested its commitment to respecting the nuclear agreement that it signed with the so-called P5+1 on July 14 by shipping more than 11,300 kilograms of low enriched-uranium to Russia in exchange for some natural uranium. Moscow confirmed the shipping Read more

Yemen: GPC prefers talks with Riyadh and not escapees, Saleh

Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh who is an ally to the Houthi Movement told members of the General People’s Congress (GPC) party on Sunday that dialogue with the “escapees” will end when the war stops and talks should rather Read more

Libya: Caliph al-Baghdadi in Sirte, flees Middle East

ISISIranian based news agency, Fars reported that the leader of the Islamic State group has left the Middle East and is in Libya where he is expected to be safe and free from the airstrikes of the U.S-led coalition and Read more

KSA: Unready Saudi blocking initiatives at Climate conference

After the meeting in Vienna of the Oil Producing Exporting Countries (OPEC) held last week ended with member countries deciding not to reduce output leading to a further drop of oil prices to around $43 a barrel, Saudi Arabia which Read more

Iran: Russia begins delivery of S-300

Iran will soon be in possession of the S-300 air defense missile systems marking the beginning of the end of the 2007 $800 million deal signed with Russia. President Putin’s arms trade adviser Vladimir Kozhin told state news agency Tass Read more

KSA: Informal meeting ahead of OPEC meeting ends barren

Member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are meeting this Friday in Vienna to discuss the organization’s policies especially the low hydrocarbon prices but a change is not expected as they continue to disagree over the approach Read more