Tripoli: Libyan patrols intercepted some 1,425 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe over the past two days, a naval spokesman said on...
Cilvegozu (Turkey)/Beirut: Two convoys of aid for the Syrian city of Aleppo were waiting in no-man's land on Wednesday after crossing the Turkish...
Tunis: Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it would immediately start working to resume crude exports from ports seized in recent...
Baghdad: The United States said on Wednesday it would give Iraq $181 million in humanitarian aid, anticipating a wave of displaced people when Iraqi forces...
Occupied Jerusalem: Former Israeli president Shimon Peres remains in a critical condition 24 hours after suffering a massive stroke, but is showing signs of...
Algiers: Algeria's government plans to slash spending by 14 per cent in 2017, after a 9 per cent cut this year, seeking to adjust to lower energy...
Istanbul: A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first formal return of civilians since...
Cairo: Egypt will host an international conference in March to coordinate humanitarian aid for Yemen, which has been devastated by a civil war, a minister...
Beirut: A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday,...
London/Singapore: Iran signalled on Tuesday it was prepared to work with Saudi Arabia and Russia to prop up oil prices as Tehran began to bargain with OPEC...