Middle East

Dubai: President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran had plans to respond to any move by US President Donald Trump on the 2015 nuclear agreement and the...

Baghdad: The Iraqi air force carried out a new strike on an IS position inside Syria, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi's office said in a statement on...

Gaza: Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who tried to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the military said. "Troops fired...

Tunis: Tunisians voted on Sunday in their first free municipal elections, another step in a democratic transition that has become marred by disappointment...

Beirut: Lebanese began voting on Sunday in their first general election for nine years, one that is seen as unlikely to upend the country's basic...

Gaza: An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians on Saturday, Palestinian officials and residents said, adding the cause of the blast was...

Dubai: A committee investigating a collision between an Iranian tanker and a Chinese freighter has come to diverging conclusions over the causes of the...

Dubai: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised the ban imposed on popular messaging app Telegram by the conservative-run judiciary, saying the move...

Tripoli: A group of militants including suicide bombers stormed the head offices of libya's electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at...

Muscat: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, which is around 700 km away from Khasab in Oman. However,...