Middle East

Brussels: US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to send special operations forces...

Paris/United Nations: Rebel groups urged US President Barack Obama to do more to stop Russian bombing raids in Syria as pressure mounted on Washington for...

Dubai: The grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini will not be allowed to stand in this month's election in Iran, the clerical vetting body said on...

Dubai: Iran will unveil an upgrade of its Emad ballistic missiles this year, the defence minister was quoted as saying, advancing a programme that has drawn...

Cairo: Nahed Ibrahim has scoured Egypt in vain to find a regular supply of medication to help her mother to recover from a stroke she suffered four months...

Geneva/Amman: Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United...

Baghdad: Iraqi forces recaptured territory east of Ramadi from IS militants on Tuesday, linking the Anbar provincial capital to a major army base nearby,...

Beirut/Oncupinar: The Syrian army advanced towards the Turkish border on Monday in a major offensive backed by Russia and militias that rebels say now...

Rome: An outraged Italy demanded on Monday that Egypt catch and punish those responsible for the death of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured, half-naked...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel plans to increase the number of entry permits it grants to Palestinian workers, Palestinian and Israeli sources said on Monday,...