Middle East

Oslo/Algeria: Militants attacked an Algerian gas plant operated by Norway's Statoil and BP with rocket-propelled grenades on Friday, causing no...

Geneva: Russia's withdrawal of forces from Syria was no surprise to Damascus, Bashar Ja'afari, head of the Syrian government delegation at peace...

Brussels: The European Union has agreed sanctions on three Libyan leaders who oppose a Western-backed unity government, clearing the way for travel bans and...

Berlin/Paris: Germany and France on Wednesday criticised Israel's decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, saying the...

Rmeilan (Syria): Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking...

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Russia next week for what he described as possibly the best opportunity in years to end the...

Makhmour (Iraq): IS is retrenching as Iraqi forces build up for an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul and some local militants desert the group,...

Saadnayel (Lebanon): UN special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli...

Dubai: Iran's legal vetting body has approved a bill that will see female victims of road traffic accidents paid the same compensation as men. The Third...