Middle East

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defence, industry and information, state television...

Amman: Jordan's royal palace warned it would take legal measures against anyone spreading what it said were lies about the ruling family, just days...

Dubai: Ten people were killed during street protests in Iran on Sunday, state television said on Monday. The nationwide protests have drawn in tens of...

London: Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday in defiance of a warning by the authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth...

London: Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to both the government and clerical leadership in...

Cairo: A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday, and fined him 2 million...

Dubai: Anti-government protests broke out in Iran for the third day running on Saturday as separate state-sponsored rallies were staged to mark the end of...

Dubai: Annual nationwide pro-government rallies were held in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of unrest which shook the country in 2009, state media...

Cairo: A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and...

Tunis: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar Al Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts...