Middle East

Makhmour (Iraq): IS is retrenching as Iraqi forces build up for an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul and some local militants desert the group,...

Saadnayel (Lebanon): UN special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli...

Dubai: Iran's legal vetting body has approved a bill that will see female victims of road traffic accidents paid the same compensation as men. The Third...

Geneva: A UN mediator said on Monday there was no "Plan B" other than a resumption of conflict in the Syrian war if the first of three rounds of...

United Nations: The United States on Monday vowed to continue pushing for United Nations Security Council action on Iran's recent ballistic missile...

Ankara: Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that...

Moscow/Algiers: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that a military operation in Libya is only possible if the United Nations Security...

Tunis: Tunisia's government will ask parliament next month to strengthen central bank autonomy to shield it from political interference, a reform sought...

Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop said on Monday she will challenge her Iranian counterpart when they meet this week over reported missile...