Middle East

Beirut: Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines after the army...

Tripoli: Libya's state oil company said on Sunday it welcomed the "unconditional" reopening of blockaded oil ports following a controversial...

Damascus: The United Nations (UN) Deputy Special Envoy for Syria on Sunday held talks with Syrian officials in Damascus to sound out their position on how...

Tunis: Tunisian lawmakers voted on Saturday to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office during a no-confidence ballot in parliament, clearing the way...

Kirkuk (Iraq): IS militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil pumping...

Beirut: More than 150 civilians, mostly women and children, left besieged eastern parts of Aleppo through a safety zone that Moscow and its Syrian ally say...

Washington: The United States said on Friday it would allow foreign airlines to fly US-made aircraft to Iran, providing greater assurance to aviation...

Benghazi (Libya): Libya's UN-backed government has signed a deal with an armed brigade controlling the major Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil ports to end a...

Washington/Beirut: The United States is trying to determine whether a Russian plan for a humanitarian operation in Syria is sincere, Secretary of State John...

Geneva: Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from...