Middle East

Paris: A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may soon be impossible, France warned on Friday as it held an international conference to...

Washington/Beirut: Thousands of US-backed fighters opened a major new front in Syria's war, launching an offensive to drive IS out of a swathe of...

Cairo/Paris: A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said, a...

Baghdad: At least 20,000 children remain inside besieged Falluja, IS stronghold near Baghdad, facing the risk of forced recruitment in the fighting and...

Amman: Jordanian King Abdullah swore in a new government led by a business-friendly politician on Wednesday, charging him with preparing for parliamentary...

Beirut/Amman: At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib, the heaviest bombardment there since a...

Camp Tariq (Iraq): IS militants halted an Iraqi army assault on the city of Falluja with a counter-attack at its southern gates on Tuesday, while the United...

Occupied Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu has turned to a 14-year-old Arab peace plan in trying to project a softer image internationally for a new governing...

Gaza: Security forces from the Hamas group executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn on Tuesday, a move condemned by local and international human...

Beirut: The Syrian opposition will meet in 10 days' time to decide who to send to future peace talks after its chief negotiator resigned, a spokesman...