Middle East

Beirut: The United States will provide the Lebanese army with its first attack helicopters in a bid to bolster border security and fight militant groups, US...

Istanbul: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation members on Wednesday urged the world to recognise occupied East occupied Jerusalem as the capital of...

Beirut: Syria is expected to soon follow in Iraq's footsteps in proclaiming victory against the IS group, whose fighters are either on the run or...

Gaza City: Two Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with authorities in the Hamas-run territory blaming an Israeli strike, but Israel's...

Tehran: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's southeastern province of Kerman on Tuesday, the Iranian seismological centre reported, though minimal...

Tripoli (Libya): Amnesty International on Tuesday accused European governments of "complicity" in the detention under horrific conditions of...

Tehran: A tremor shook Kermanshah province in western Iran near Iraq's border Monday, causing panic a month after a major quake killed hundreds of...

Cairo: Egypt and Russia signed a contract on Monday for the building of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, during a visit to Cairo by President Vladimir...

Gaza City: Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have missed a major deadline in their reconciliation bid by failing to transfer power in the Gaza Strip,...

Gaza City: Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have missed a major deadline in their reconciliation bid by failing to transfer power in the Gaza Strip,...