Middle East

Tripoli: Libyan forces battling to oust IS from Sirte said they had made major advances on Wednesday, capturing a convention centre previously used as a...

Tunis: Tunisia has gone through five prime ministers in as many years since its revolution, each pushing a widely-praised transition to democracy. None,...

Baghdad: Twelve prematurely born babies were killed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday on a maternity ward in a Baghdad hospital and...

Cairo: Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved restrictions on the police that will prevent them from providing information to the media, a move that...

Dubai/London: British Prime Minister Theresa May raised concerns on Tuesday with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani over several cases involving dual...

Geneva: The United Nations called on Tuesday for an urgent ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, where it said two million people lacked access to...

Beirut: The United States delivered 50 armoured vehicles, 40 artillery pieces and 50 grenade launchers to the Lebanese army on Tuesday, part of its efforts...

Baghdad: An Iraqi court closed a corruption case brought against Parliament Speaker Salim Al Jabouri by Defence Minister Khaled Al Obeidi, citing lack of...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel accused Hamas fighters on Tuesday of siphoning off UN aid meant for Palestinian civilians, its second allegation this month of...

Dubai: Iran said on Monday that $1.7 billion that the United States sent it in January was cash owned since before 1979 revolution, confirming the White...