Middle East

Cairo: Egypt's top court upheld death sentences for 10 men on Monday for their part in Egypt's worst violence at a football stadium, in which more...

Baghdad/South of Mosul: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge IS militants from their remaining stronghold in Mosul, in...

Munich: The United Nations and other parties to Syrian peace efforts on Sunday softened any expectations of a major breakthrough at U.N.-led talks in Geneva...

Munich: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, pointing to militants in Syria, told the Munich Security Conference that the use of chemical...

Ankara: Iran's transport minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, state media reported, defeating a motion which could have...

Munich: Iran's foreign minister on Sunday stepped up efforts to improve ties with Gulf countries urging them to work with Tehran to address...

Istanbul: Turkey has presented two proposals to the United States for how to carry out a joint military operation to drive IS from its stronghold in the...

Abu Dhabi: U.S. President Donald Trump's defence secretary arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for talks with one of Washington's...

Baghdad: The U.S.-led military coalition on Saturday said its forces destroyed a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul, suspected to house...