Middle East

Beirut/Geneva: Syria's army and allies closed in on areas near Aleppo's Old City on Tuesday, looking closer than ever to achieving their most...

Baghdad/Erbil: Iraqi army units surged towards the centre of Mosul on Tuesday in an attack from the city's southeastern edges that could give fresh...

Sirte (Libya): Libyan forces backed by US air strikes have finished clearing the final district of the former IS stronghold of Sirte in which the jihadist...

Tunis: Several thousand Tunisian lawyers demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the prime minister's office, with some demanding his resignation as they...

Cairo: Egypt has uncovered a network accused of illicit international trafficking in human organs, arresting 45 people and recovering millions of dollars in...

Tel Aviv: A gilded statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dubbed "King Bibi" by its creator, stirred condemnation from Israel's culture...

Beirut: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he would not let US President-elect Donald Trump rip up a global nuclear deal, warning of...

Beirut/Moscow: The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo this week as Russian-backed...

Baghdad: Western-backed Iraqi forces have begun shelling parts of west Mosul, residents said, in preparation for a new front against IS seven weeks into a...

Misrata (Libya): Libyan forces said on Monday they were close to securing a final patch of land where IS have been holding out in their former North African...