Middle East

Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani won a resounding vote of support and his allies made a strong showing in elections that could speed Iran's...

Beirut: Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, as a cessation of hostilities appeared to hold for its first day,...

Tehran: Millions of Iranians voted in high-stake elections on Friday. The contest is seen by some analysts as a make-or-break moment that could shape the...

Occupied Ramallah: A Palestinian journalist accused by Israel of being a Hamas activist and held without charge has agreed to end his three-month long...

Beirut/Moscow: Syria's branch of Al Qaeda, one of its most powerful rebel groups, called for an escalation in fighting against the government and its...

Riyadh: Kuwait and Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to...

Misrata (Libya): IS militants briefly entered the centre of the western Libyan city of Sabratha during overnight clashes with local military brigades before...

Beirut: Syria's main opposition group said it has yet to commit to a US-Russian plan to stop fighting in Syria on Saturday, underlining rebel doubts...

Cairo: Egypt's president said on Wednesday a Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists seeking to damage its tourism...

Beirut: Iran will pay thousands of dollars to families of Palestinians killed in a wave of anti-Israeli protests and violence, or whose homes have been...