Middle East

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has secured a third term in office, the National Election Authority said on Monday.Sissi received 89.6% of...

Baghdad: People in Iraq voted on Monday in the first provincial council elections since 2013.The elections, wherein the Shiite Muslim alliance is likely to...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the emergency department at the al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza as "a bloodbath."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Saturday that a new round of Qatar-mediated negotiations could get underway to free hostages held by the...

Around 61 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their vessel was swamped by high waves off the coast of Libya, the...

Tel Aviv: A US destroyer destroyed a wave of Houthi drones over the Red Sea on Saturday morning, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced.Centcom said the...

Kabul: Millions of Afghan immigrants live in Iran under challenging economic conditions, out of which around one-third are women with limited employment...

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday that it was pausing container shipments through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen until further...

Rask: Militants from a separatist group attacked a police station in southeastern Iran, killing 11 officers and injuring several others on Friday, officials...

Displaced people housed in makeshift shelters in the Gaza Strip have had their plight aggravated by the strong winds and heavy rain that hit Gaza overnight...