Middle East

Baghdad: IS militants attacked Iraqi security forces on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday in their largest assault near the capital for months,...

Beirut/Geneva: Cessation of hostilities in Syria appears to be mostly holding for a second day despite accusations of violations and air strikes in Aleppo...

Tripoli: Aircraft attacked a convoy carrying suspected IS militants near the northwestern Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Sunday, an official said. No...

Cairo: Egyptian lawmaker Tawfik Okasha was attacked in parliament on Sunday, with one colleague hurling a shoe at him and others demanding he be suspended...

Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani won a resounding vote of support and his allies made a strong showing in elections that could speed Iran's...

Beirut: Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, as a cessation of hostilities appeared to hold for its first day,...

Tehran: Millions of Iranians voted in high-stake elections on Friday. The contest is seen by some analysts as a make-or-break moment that could shape the...

Occupied Ramallah: A Palestinian journalist accused by Israel of being a Hamas activist and held without charge has agreed to end his three-month long...

Beirut/Moscow: Syria's branch of Al Qaeda, one of its most powerful rebel groups, called for an escalation in fighting against the government and its...

Riyadh: Kuwait and Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to...