Middle East

Tripoli/Berlin: Libyan forces fighting IS in its stronghold of Sirte said on Wednesday that 36 of their men had been killed and nearly 150 wounded in the...

Beirut: President Bashar Al Assad instructed Electricity Minister Emad Khamis on Wednesday to form a new government in Syria, a country fragmented by...

Baghdad: The United Nations said on Wednesday it had received further reports alleging "serious rights violations" of civilians fleeing the Iraqi...

Cairo: A Cairo court acquitted on Wednesday 22 people on trial for protesting against a government decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia,...

Cairo: An Egyptian court declared void on Tuesday a maritime border accord with Saudi Arabia that would have seen Egypt lose control of two Red Sea islands,...

Geneva: Russia called on Tuesday for a swift resumption of stalled Syrian peace talks, saying it was the only way to halt "massive violations" of...

Amman: Six Jordanian border guards were killed by a car bomb in a remote area of the frontier with Syria on Tuesday during an attack launched from Syrian...

Luxembourg: The European Union on Monday gave its naval force in the Mediterranean the authority to search suspicious vessels at sea in a bid to stop arms...

Dubai: Iran has thwarted several planned bombings in Tehran and other cities, state news agency quoted the intelligence ministry as saying on Monday, in...

Dubai: Iran has reached a deal to buy 100 planes from US planemaker Boeing, and the two sides are awaiting approval by US Treasury authorities, the head of...