Middle East

Geneva: Talks on ending the war in Syria are expected to start on Friday and take six months, although invitations have still not been sent due to...

Benghazi (Libya): Libya's internationally recognised parliament voted on Monday to reject a unity government proposed under a UN-backed plan to resolve...

Carthage (Tunisia): Several thousand Tunisian police marched to the presidential palace on Monday to demand more pay in the latest challenge to Prime...

Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has dissolved the long-standing military spy directorate known as the DRS, creating a new agency under the...

Beirut: Syrian pro-government forces recaptured a key rebel-held town in coastal Latakia province on Sunday, building on battlefield advances in the area...

Benghazi/Algiers: Firefighters have put out fires started by an attack by IS militants at the major Libyan oil terminal of Ras Lanuf, a spokesman for guards...

Istanbul: US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against IS extremists in...

Dubai: Iran and China agreed to expand bilateral ties and increase trade to $600 billion in the next 10 years, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday...

Beirut: The Syrian opposition ruled out even indirect negotiations with Damascus before steps including a halt to Russian air strikes, contradicting US...

Tunis: Tunisia declared a nationwide curfew on Friday after four days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the worst unrest since an...