Middle East

Beirut/Moscow: The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo this week as Russian-backed...

Baghdad: Western-backed Iraqi forces have begun shelling parts of west Mosul, residents said, in preparation for a new front against IS seven weeks into a...

Misrata (Libya): Libyan forces said on Monday they were close to securing a final patch of land where IS have been holding out in their former North African...

Dubai: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed on Sunday a state budget of about $100 billion for next year, loosening the purse strings to support...

Baghdad/Bartella (Iraq): IS militants retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit back in the last two...

Beirut: Rebels in Aleppo have told the United States they will not leave their besieged enclave in the city after Moscow called for talks with Washington...

Cairo: Egypt has sharply raised customs duties on more than 300 goods to encourage domestic production and curb a ballooning trade deficit, prompting fears...

Baghdad: No food or fuel has reached Mosul in nearly a week and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for more than a million people...

Beirut/Rome/Moscow: Russia said on Saturday it was ready for talks with the United States about a withdrawal of all Syrian rebels from eastern Aleppo where...

Cairo: Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upheld on Saturday a law that effectively bans protests, settling a years-long court battle and protecting...