Middle East

Moscow: Russia will create a permanent naval base in Syria to expand its military footprint in its closest Middle East ally, a government official said on...

Chemnitz (Germany): German police commandos stormed an apartment in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Sunday and detained a man in connection with a hunt for...

Colonel Nasser Bousnina, previously the post revolution acting Commander Benghazi Benina AFB, has become the first ever Libyan Air Force officer in history...

Istanbul: Thirty-eight IS militants were killed in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Sunday, marking an escalation of...

RABAT: Morocco's moderate conservatives have won parliamentary elections, beating a rival party in a tight race that will complicate negotiations to...

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces recaptured territory from insurgents in several western areas on Saturday as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on...

Moscow/Beirut: Russia on Friday faced growing international pressure to stop a devastating bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo backed by Moscow air...

Brussels: Israel's decision to build new settlements far inside the occupied West Bank weakens prospects for peace with the Palestinians, the European...

Vienna: The implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers is still fragile, the head of the UN agency that polices Iran's...

Benghazi (Libya): Authorities in eastern Libya will allow revenues from rising oil production to be paid into the central bank in Tripoli even though they...