BIG STORY
SAUDI SAYS READY TO SEND TROOPS TO FIGHT ISIS IN SYRIA
RIYADH (AFP) Saudi Arabia is ready to join any ground operation the US-led coalition against the militant Islamic State group in Syria might decide...
Shia Militia Attacks Against Iraq’s Sunnis Constitute War Crimes, Says Human Rights Watch
Tribal fighters shout slogans as they carry weapons during a parade in the streets of Najaf, south of Baghdad. Reuters file.
Web Report
BEIRUT — Members of...
Cool Heads, Not More Firepower, Against Terror – Aijaz Zaka Syed
You cannot win the war against extremism by quick-fix, dishonest tactics or by unleashing more firepower and boots on the ground.  What is really needed is...
Pak PM, Army Chief in Riyadh to Help Heal Saudi-Iran Rift
Web Report
RIYADH — Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday discussed the Saudi-Iran stand off with...
IRAN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED; TEHRAN MEETS NUCLEAR COMMITMENTS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) The United Nations Security Council received on Saturday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog confirming Iran fulfilled commitments under a...
