Middle East

Beirut: Syria's foreign minister said on Monday that his government would abide by the terms of a Russian plan for "de-escalation" zones so...

Beirut: A group of Kurdish and Arab militias supported by the United States captured a district of the town of Tabqa from IS on Monday, they said in a...

Kirkuk: At least two people were killed and six injured when multiple IS suicide bombers attacked a base in northern Iraq where U.S. military advisers are...

Cairo: A Frenchman who was kidnapped in Chad in March and taken to the Darfur area of Sudan has been rescued in a raid organised by France, Chad and Sudan...

Mosul: The Iraqi man laid the body of his wife, wrapped in a black shroud, gently on the bow of a small wooden boat and held onto it as a second man rowed...

Beirut: Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles...

Gaza:The Palestinian movement Hamas elected Ismail Haniyeh to lead its political office on Saturday, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Reuters in Gaza....

Astana: The Syrian armed opposition said on Wednesday it had suspended its participation in peace talks being held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and...

Tehran: Iran's president must get a second term to secure the economic benefits that he promised would result from a diplomatic thaw with the West, Vice...

Dubai: A majority of young Arabs see Donald Trump's election as the factor most influencing their region in the next five years, a survey published on...