Middle East

Beirut: Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces as they tried to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo on Friday and...

Baghdad: An Iraqi militia said on Wednesday it was on the verge of driving IS fighters from an air base west of Mosul, a victory which would threaten the...

Beirut: Air strikes battered neighbourhoods around a children's hospital and a blood bank in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Wednesday in a second day of...

Cairo: Egyptian authorities have taken the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who fled the country after his 2012 defeat, off airport watch...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a disputed bill that would retroactively legalise Jewish settlement...

Frankfurt: Iran expects to see "more rationality" on the part of Donald Trump once he assumes the role of US president and leaves behind what was...

Baghdad/Oayyara: IS has summarily killed 21 civilians in Mosul it accused of collaborating with US-backed security forces, which said their offensive to...

Geneva: Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where millions of hungry civilians are struggling through their sixth winter in a war zone,...

Beirut: Intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a weeks-long pause on Tuesday, killing at least three people, residents...

Mosul: Shrapnel split open Amir Faro's face a few days ago in an explosion near the frontline. He knows that he needs treatment, and that there is...