Middle East

Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban until June 20, coinciding with the end of the Muslim...

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday to hold a manual recount of votes in the country's May 12 parliamentary election, two lawmakers said,...

Beirut: The militia controlling the flashpoint north Syrian town of Manbij said on Wednesday it would not accept any Turkish military deployment there,...

Tunis: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednedsay fired Interior Minister Lotfi Brahem, a government statement said, after one of the worst migrant...

Moscow: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not withdraw from Syria until the country is "liberated"...

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli military shot dead a Palestinian during a raid in the Occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying a soldier fired back after a...

Occupied Jerusalem/Ramallah: Palestinian soccer officials praised Argentina and its star Lionel Messi on Wednesday for calling off a friendly match against...

Vienna/Paris: Iran will not cooperate more fully with atomic inspectors until a standoff over its nuclear deal is resolved, its UN envoy said, as one...

Beirut: The Syrian government re-opened the highway between the cities of Homs and Hama on Wednesday a month after its forces retook a rebel-held pocket...

Amman: Shops and pharmacies closed in Jordan's capital on Wednesday as some unions pressed ahead with a strike protesting against tax hikes, after King...