Middle East

Misrata (Libya): Forces in western Libya are preparing to advance on the city of Sirte, seized by IS last year, their spokesman said, pushing ahead with...

Algiers: Former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil brushes off talk of presidential ambitions. But as he travels from town to town meeting officials and...

Baghdad: Three suicide bombings claimed by IS across Baghdad killed at least 80 people on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said, in the...

Istanbul: Turkish air strikes in the southeastern province of Hakkari and in northern Iraq killed 11 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters on Tuesday, the...

London: The 17-nation group backing Syria peace talks will meet next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, a day after he and his Russian...

London: Companies should not use the United States as an excuse for not doing business with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday ahead of...

Istanbul: Long-running efforts to fully restore Israeli-Turkish relations have made good progress but need a few more rounds of negotiations, though a...

Washington: An air strike by a US-led coalition killed a senior IS militant in Iraq last week, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday. The strike on May 6...

Beirut: A list backed by mainstream Lebanese parties has won Beirut municipality elections, its leader said early on Monday, seeing off a challenge by an...

Beirut/Paris: Syrian government forces and their allies fought insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and jets carried out raids around a nearby town seized by...