Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, the powerful U.S. ally who fought al-Qaida and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom, including by nudging open greater opportunities for women, has died. He was 90.
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“It is just one example of Saudi contradictions,” Al-Rasheed said.
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Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday no more deadlines must be missed in the Iran nuclear negotiations which had entered "a decisive phase."
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the recent fall in global crude prices will not pressure the Islamic Republic.
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The proposed Afghan cabinet features many new faces, but stays true to the old guard. How is Kabul’s unity government shaping up?
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In recent weeks, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has started referring to the Islamic State terrorist organisation by a name they reportedly despise, Daesh.
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By Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
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The attack against the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and the ensuing massacre, reverberated in Turkey perhaps more than in any other Islamic country.
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On December 31, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas closed out a year of stinging defeats by signing on to 18 international accords.
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