The Guantanamo prison must be closed as soon as possible, Russia's human rights watchdog said.
Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been promoted to the rank of field marshal, as he is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt ahead of elections.
Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat has said.
Grand Mufti of Lebanon Sheikh Mohammad Qabbani has accused the US of “sowing strife” and instigating war in the Middle East in order to implement the so-called New Middle East project and strengthen Israeli regime.
Iran and P5+1 are to resume talks next month in New York on reaching a long-term nuclear deal, a Foreign Ministry official told Iran's official IRNA news agency on Monday.
Syrian peace talks in Geneva were deadlocked after a session Monday aimed at tackling the issue of a transfer of power, delegation sources from the warring sides said.
A Syrian official and a UN emissary are meeting in the war-torn city of Homs to discuss the ways to evacuate women and children from militant-held areas there, State TV says.
The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has exceeded 890,000, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced.
A new investigation has revealed many of the sexual abuse cases in US military involve American generals and admirals.
Russian Foreign Minister says Moscow rejects talking with terrorist and extremist groups fighting against the government and people in Syria.