Middle East

Cairo: Nahed Ibrahim has scoured Egypt in vain to find a regular supply of medication to help her mother to recover from a stroke she suffered four months...

Geneva/Amman: Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United...

Baghdad: Iraqi forces recaptured territory east of Ramadi from IS militants on Tuesday, linking the Anbar provincial capital to a major army base nearby,...

Beirut/Oncupinar: The Syrian army advanced towards the Turkish border on Monday in a major offensive backed by Russia and militias that rebels say now...

Rome: An outraged Italy demanded on Monday that Egypt catch and punish those responsible for the death of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured, half-naked...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel plans to increase the number of entry permits it grants to Palestinian workers, Palestinian and Israeli sources said on Monday,...

Algiers: Algerian lawmakers passed constitutional reforms on Sunday proposed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after the 2011 protests, including...

Occupied Jerusalem: A Sudanese migrant in Israel stabbed and wounded a soldier in an apparent act of solidarity with Palestinians and was shot dead, police...

Oncupinat (Turkey)/Beirut: Aid trucks and ambulances entered Syria from Turkey on Sunday to deliver food and supplies to tens of thousands of people fleeing...

Oncupinar (Turkey)/Beirut: Russian and Syrian government forces on Saturday intensified an assault on rebel-held areas around the Syrian city of Aleppo that...