Middle East

Occupied Jerusalem: Police in Israel said an Arab Israeli on Wednesday rammed his car into a group of policemen in the southern Negev region, killing one...

Beirut: The participation of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Syria talks will be discussed once they stop backing rebels, Syria's deputy foreign minister was...

Dubai: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday US President-elect Trump cannot unilaterally cancel the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers...

London/Benghazi: A former Libyan commander, who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen after British and US spies handed him...

Mosul/Baghdad: Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into IS-held districts in eastern Mosul on Tuesday, and army units battled the militants inside a military...

Cairo: Egypt will restore hundreds of coffins dating back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs as part of a joint American-Egyptian project to...

Tokyo/Singapore: Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for Iranian oil exports from next month after striking a deal to...

Erbil (Iraq): As Iraqi forces fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from IS, an artist in nearby Erbil is chiseling at clay in a tiny, unheated studio...

Vienna: Iran has complied with a deadline set by its landmark nuclear deal with world powers by removing hundreds of centrifuges, machines that enrich...

Gaza: An electricity crisis that has caused protests and unrest in the Gaza Strip eased on Monday after Qatar donated $12 million to buy fuel for the...