Middle East

Israel-Gaza Border: Palestinians are sending kites dangling coal embers or burning rags across the Gaza border to set fire to farmland and forests, in a new...

Beirut/Ankara: The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Tuesday its military advisers would leave Syria's Manbij, a day after Turkey and the United States...

Beirut: Iran has begun preparations to boost its uranium enrichment capacity, its nuclear chief said on Tuesday, adding to pressure on European powers...

Ankara: Iran's top leader said on Monday it would respond harshly to any attack and that Western demands for limits on its ballistic missile programme...

Beirut: A US-backed militia alliance in Syria denied reports on Monday of an attack on one of its vehicles near a base housing US-led international...

Amman: Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday asked Omar Al Razzaz, a former World Bank economist, to form a new government after Hani Mulki resigned as prime...

Tunis: At least 48 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia's coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, officials said on...

Seoul: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Sunday, potentially the...

Beirut: The Syrian government wants to recapture insurgent territory in the southwest through a settlement in which fighters accept state rule or leave, the...

Amman: Jordanian unions and a majority of lawmakers said on Saturday they would press on with demands for the government to scrap a IMF-backed tax bill that...