Middle East

Beirut: Buses carrying Syrian civilians and fighters began leaving the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Wednesday after being stalled for a day, aid...

Istanbul: A seven-year-old Syrian girl who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at his...

Occupied Jerusalem: Disgraced former president Moshe Katsav was released on parole on Wednesday after serving five years of a seven-year jail sentence for...

Koy Sanjaq (Iraq): An Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group accused Iran on Wednesday of a bombing that killed five of its fighters and an Iraqi Kurdish...

Amman: Four Jordanian policemen were killed in clashes with militants during a raid on a village near the southern city of Karak on Tuesday, a security...

Tel Aviv: Israeli police arrested a former business associate of mining billionaire Beny Steinmetz on Tuesday in a widening inquiry into allegations of...

Beirut/Moscow: As President Bashar Al Assad's army closed in on the last rebel enclave in Aleppo on Tuesday, Russia, Iran and Turkey said they were...

Amman: Four gunmen who shot dead nine people in Jordan on Sunday had stored suicide vests and other weapons that indicated they planned wider attacks across...

Gaza: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has tightened his grip on power by stripping the parliamentary immunity of five lawmakers seen as opposing him,...

Beirut: Thousands were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of the Aleppo on Monday after a deal was reached to allow people to leave two besieged...