Middle East

Brussels: France's foreign minister accused Iran on Monday of not respecting part of a UN resolution that calls on Tehran to refrain from work on...

Hassa (Turkey): Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin...

Brussels: The European Union assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in the...

Baghdad: The Iraqi parliament on Monday set May 12 for elections the winner of which will face the daunting tasks of rebuilding Iraq after a three-year war...

Occupied Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence pointedly referred to occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Monday as he met the country's...

Occupied Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence began a visit to Israel on Sunday after being praised as a "great friend" by Prime Minister...

Amman: Around 25,000 Free Syrian Army rebels are joining the Turkish military operation in northern Syria with the goal of recapturing Arab towns and...

Azaz (Syria): Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, Ankara said after launching artillery and air strikes on a...

Amman: Jordan's King Abdullah voiced concern on Sunday over a decision by Washington to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying East...

Baghdad: Iraq's Supreme Federal Court on Sunday ruled against calls by minority sect and Kurdish lawmakers to delay a parliamentary election, expected...