Middle East

Occupied Jerusalem: U.S. pressure delayed an Israeli ministerial vote on Sunday on a proposed bill that Washington fears entails annexation of Jewish...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi appointed a new armed forces chief of staff on Saturday, and the interior ministry dismissed several...

Dubai: Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defence and does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani said...

Tripoli: Across Libya's capital residents have started drilling through pavements to access wells in a desperate search for water after the taps ran dry...

Baghdad: Iraqi forces are about to launch an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of IS, the military said on...

Beirut: Iran's defence capabilities are not negotiable, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in remarks made previously but which now...

Washington: Draft legislation responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal would set tough new terms for the...

Baghdad/Cairo: Kurdish authorities in Iraq offered on Wednesday to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a crisis in relations...

Baghdad: Iraqi pro-government paramilitaries launched an offensive against Kurdish troops on Tuesday near the Turkish frontier, pushing towards a strategic...

Paris: France will discuss the possible sale of more Rafale aircraft with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah Al Sisi during his visit to Paris this week, Finance...