RIYADH -- Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain met in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Friday to discuss the Palestinian issue and the ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the Israeli strikes hit locations in Syria's rugged Qalamoun region near the Lebanese border. The monitor described the sites ...

DAMASCUS, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Syria will host a National Dialogue Conference "in the coming days" to advance the country's political transition and tackle pressing political and economic challenges, ...

In October 1942, the Lisbon Maru, a cargo vessel requisitioned by the Japanese army to transport more than 1,800 British prisoners of war (POWs) from Hong Kong to Japan, was struck by U.S. forces off ...

GABORONE, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China has proven to be a good friend of Botswana, fostering deeper ties and seeking more opportunities as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ...

GAZA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hamas accused Israel on Saturday of violating the terms of a Gaza ceasefire agreement by delaying the release of a seventh group of Palestinian prisoners, calling the move a ...

BUDAPEST, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday opposed Ukraine's bid to join NATO, and pledged to block its access to the European Union (EU) if it runs counter to ...

KHARTOUM, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 83 people have died during the past 72 hours due to a cholera outbreak in Sudan's White Nile State, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reported Saturday ...

PARIS, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A knife attack killed one person and injured several others in Mulhouse, east France, on Saturday afternoon, the French news channel BFMTV reported.

VIENNA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the NEOS party announced on Saturday that they are edging toward a coalition deal after the recent ...

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. move to release the "America First Investment Policy" memorandum seriously affects normal economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and U.S. enterprises, a ...

Speaking during talks with visiting U.S. Congressman Ronny Jackson, Aoun said the Lebanese army was ready to secure the entire border in coordination with UN peacekeepers under Resolution 1701, ...