Middle East

Beirut: The Syrian government said on Wednesday that German special forces were present, alongside French and American military personnel, in northern...

United Nations: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized a crackdown on arms smuggling in the high seas off Libya by allowing...

Near Manjib (Syria)/Beirut: US-backed forces waging an offensive against the IS-held city of Manbij in northern Syria appealed for international assistance...

Baghdad/Erbil: About 40,000 residents of Falluja, IS' besieged stronghold near Baghdad, have fled in the last three weeks, but a similar number are...

Baghdad: Iraq has approved measures requested by the International Monetary Fund in order to unlock loans that should help overcome a cash crunch caused by...

Beirut: A bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Lebanese Blom Bank in central Beirut on Sunday, causing damage but no fatalities, the country's...

Baghdad/Erbil: The Iraqi army said on Sunday it had secured the first safe exit route for civilians to leave IS' besieged stronghold Falluja, and a...

Tripoli: A suicide bomber killed three people at a field hospital for forces fighting IS in their Libyan coastal stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, a security...

Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle, as the OPEC member tries to cope...

Benghazi: At least seven civilians have been killed and eight wounded by shelling in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a hospital official said on...