Middle East

Baghdad: Several thousand Iraqi federal police are ready to join the assault against IS in east Mosul, a spokesman said on Monday, reinforcing troops who...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang resigned on Monday, the city's government said, and is widely expected to announce his...

Beirut: The Syrian army made major advances in several more east Aleppo districts on Monday, a Syrian military source said, after taking the Sheikh Saeed...

Aleppo (Syria)/Amman: The Syrian army and its allies made new gains in Aleppo on Sunday, forcing rebels back into an ever shrinking pocket crammed with...

Dubai: Iran may spare the life of businessman Babak Zanjani, sentenced to death for fraud, if he can pay back large sums he owes to the government for oil...

Dubai: Donald Trump's election has led to unease over threats to peace in the region, Iran's defence minister said on Sunday, warning that a war...

Cairo: A bombing at Cairo's largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, many of them women and children attending on Sunday mass,...

AMMAN: IS militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra on Saturday in eastern Syria after advancing to its outskirts for the first time since losing the...

Aleppo, Syria/Beirut: Syrian's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory...

Baghdad/Geneva: The Iraqi army said it took full control of two more districts of east Mosul on Saturday, pushing back IS militants in a slow and...