Middle East

Beirut: The Syrian army and its allies took a small district on the outskirts of Aleppo from rebels on Wednesday, a war monitor and a military media unit...

Mosul (Iraq)/Baghdad: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the IS-held western half of Mosul prepared on Tuesday to storm the airport and a nearby...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah said in a Cairo meeting on Tuesday that they were committed to a two-state...

Istanbul: Forty-four IS militants were killed by Turkey-backed operations around the Syrian town of Al Bab and in U.S.-led coalition air strikes on Monday,...

Geneva: The trial of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not meet international standards and he...

Cairo/Gaza: After years of strained relations, Egypt is moving closer to Hamas in Gaza, offering concessions on trade and free movement in return for moves...

Tripoli: The bodies of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the western Libya city of Zawiya, a Red Crescent spokesman said on...

Beirut: Marine Le Pen, presidential candidate for France's far-right National Front party, cancelled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon's Grand Mufti...

Algiers: German Chancellor Angela Merkel postponed a visit to Algeria because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is suffering from acute bronchitis, state news...

Brussels: The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of...