Middle East

London: Iran's election watchdog certified President Hassan Rouhani's reelection as fair on Tuesday, dismissing claims by the defeated hardline...

Beirut: In the week before the May 19 presidential election in Iran, the eventual victor, Hassan Rouhani, criticised the judiciary and the powerful...

Dubai: Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded in Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many of the country's minority live, state news agency...

Baghdad: Two car bombs killed at least 20 people in Baghdad and wounded about 80 others early on Tuesday, security sources said, one targeting the...

Cairo: Militant training camps in Libya are a direct threat to Egypt's national security, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday, after...

Benghazi: Egyptian jets carried out air strikes on the Libyan city of Derna on Monday, pressing home attacks against extremist militants Egypt says were...

Dubai: Defeated hardline candidate Ebrahim Raisi has complained of voter fraud in Iran's presidential election and called on the judiciary and the...

Baghdad: Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by IS are struggling to get food, water and medicine, the United Nations said, days into a...

Dubai: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with Gulf countries during a telephone call with the Emir of Qatar,...

Cairo: Egypt launched a fresh round of air strikes over Libya on Saturday, Egyptian military sources and an eyewitness told Reuters, targeting militant...