Middle East

Beirut: The Lebanese army killed a suspected IS-linked militant accused of carrying out several bomb attacks in Ras Baalbek town near the Syrian border, a...

Cairo/Beirut: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that IS leader Abu Bakr Al...

Mosul: Iraq's prime minister declared victory over IS in Mosul on Monday, three years after the militants seized the city and made it the stronghold of...

* Historic area damaged by air strikes, artillery, suicide bombs * PM is set to declare victory after nine-month battle * Basic repairs expected to take one...

Jenin (Occupied West Bank): State-owned Israel Electric Corp and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement on Monday to boost Israeli electrical supply...

Cairo: Egypt's core inflation rose in June and is expected to rise even more after the government's recent decision to increase fuel and electricity...

Tunis: Libya's political, humanitarian and economic problems must be considered in any discussions about capping the country's rising oil...

Beirut: A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria was holding hours after it took effect on Sunday, a monitor and two rebel officials said, in...

Mosul: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over IS after nearly nine...

Cairo: Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday police officers had shot dead 16 gunmen in two shootouts, adding that most of those killed were fugitive...