Middle East

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament failed on Saturday to approve May 12 as the election date, as suggested by the government, as minority sect and Kurdish...

Tripoli: The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital reopened on Saturday after a five-day closure caused by deadly clashes that left passenger jets...

Cairo: Former Egyptian armed forces chief of staff General Sami Anan said on Saturday he intended to run in the country's presidential election in...

Istanbul: Turkey's army said it shelled Kurdish positions in Syria's Afrin region on Friday and Saturday, hitting shelters and hideouts used by...

Occupied Jerusalem/Gaza: The head of the UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees appealed on Wednesday for world donations after the United...

Tripoli/Tunis: Fierce clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, killing at least 20 people, shutting the airport, and damaging planes...

Tripoli/Tunis: Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, leaving at least 10 people dead and shutting the airport during what the...

Cairo: The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat said on Monday he would not, as widely expected, challenge incumbent Abdel Fattah Al...

Beirut/Istanbul: Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong US-backed force in Syria "before...

Tripoli: Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead and forcing the airport to suspend all...