Bahrain’s budget stalemate may end soonBahrain’s budget stalemate could be about to end after a new-look version was given the green light by parliament’s financial and economic affairs committee. That is despite the revised version increasing the projected More… |
New agreement ‘to end stalemate’ in BahrainBahrain's authorities and the opposition have reached a "reconciliation deal" to be announced early next month, an opposition source has been quoted as saying by an Egyptian news website. The source - a leading membe More… |
Talks end, no plan for Syria government's returnA contentious week-long first round of Syrian peace talks ended on Friday with no progress towards ending the civil war and the government delegation unable to say whether it will return for the next round in 10 days. Darkening th More… |
Stalemate continues at Syria peace talksA first round of peace talks on Syria wraps up Friday with both sides in entrenched positions and the UN mediator expressing frustration that it had not even been possible to get agreement for an aid convoy to enter the besieged city of Homs. More… |
Powers, Iran fail to end nuclear stalemateWorld powers and Iran remained far apart after ending two days of intensive talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Saturday, the European Union's foreign policy chief said, prolonging a stand-off that risks spiraling into a new Middle East More… |