Middle East

Tripoli: Forces aligned with Libya's UN-backed government suffered losses from snipers and mines on Friday as they battled IS to win control of a...

Moscow/Washington: The US and Russia agreed to "concrete steps” to reinforce a sputtering ceasefire in Syria and pave the way for a political...

Dubai: Authorities in the Gulf countries of Kuwait and United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of security dangers to playing the wildly successful new...

Istanbul: Another uprising attempt in Turkey could be staged at any time, Turkey's presidency said on Twitter on Saturday, adding it was necessary to...

Baghdad: Thousands of supporters of powerful majority sect cleric Moqtada Al Sadr filled a central Baghdad square on Friday, disregarding government pleas...

Beirut: At least 12 people were killed in air strikes on the rebel-held western Syrian town of Rastan on Wednesday, a local doctor and a monitoring group...

Occupied Jerusalem: A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more remote than ever, with the risk of generations of violence and...

Tunis: Tunisia's prime minister has refused to resign and wants parliament to decide his fate, creating a political deadlock over President Beji Caid...

Baghdad: At least seven people were killed and 11 wounded north of Baghdad on Wednesday when a suicide bomber a car detonated his explosives at a...

Cairo: An airplane powered by energy from the sun arrived on Wednesday in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe. Solar...