Middle East

Paris: France has postponed a proposed Middle East peace conference in Paris to January next year, its ambassador to the United Nations said, acknowledging...

Paris: France said on Friday it is pushing for the United Nations Security Council to ensure the evacuation of Aleppo is coordinated by international...

Aleppo (Syria)/Beirut: Plans to evacuate rebel districts of Aleppo stalled on Wednesday as more fighting rocked the city and insurgents appeared to have...

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo had resumed fighting at dawn, but that Syrian government...

Cairo: A suicide bomber who killed at least 25 people in Cairo's main cathedral on Sunday was a Muslim Brotherhood supporter who joined a militant cell...

ALEPPO, Syria/GENEVA: The United Nations said on Tuesday it had reports that Syrian soldiers and allied Iraqi fighters had summarily shot dead 82 children,...

Baghdad: Iraqi paramilitary forces fighting IS west of Mosul aim to clear a large strip of land on the border with Syria to prevent the militants melting...

Beirut/Vienna: Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered marine vessels in response to what it calls a US...

Beirut: European planemaker Airbus and IranAir will finalise a deal to buy aircraft in two weeks, the head of Iran's flag carrier said on Tuesday,...

Ankara: Turkey is negotiating with Russia to open a corridor to evacuate Syrian rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held districts of...