Middle East

Beirut: A Lebanese judge is expected to rule on Wednesday in the case of an Australian woman and TV crew charged with kidnapping her children from their...

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York on Tuesday to discuss implementation...

Baghdad/Arbil: The United States will send more troops to Iraq, potentially putting them closer to the frontlines to advise Iraqi forces in the war against...

Beirut/Geneva: The mainstream Syrian opposition asked the United Nations to halt peace talks on Monday and rebel groups launched a new offensive against...

Luxembourg: France, Italy and Spain urged their European partners on Monday to move the EU's Mediterranean naval mission into Libyan waters, if...

GAZIANTEP: Five years ago, Mohammed Sherzad, all of 12 years of age, with a thick mane of blonde hair and deep blue eyes, sought shelter at the Nizip...

Baghdad: Hundreds rallied in central Baghdad in support of powerful cleric Moqtada Al Sadr who has threatened to call mass protests if the prime minister...

Milan: Italy said on Sunday it hoped Libya's UN-backed unity government could restore control of the country's borders to limit migrant flows from...

Dubai: Iran showed off parts of its new Russian S-300 missile defence system during National Army Day on Sunday, where President Hassan Rouhani said the...

Dubai: When Dubai businesswoman Negin Fattahi-Dasmal opened the first branch of her luxurious nail salon chain in Iran this year, it was met with both...