Middle East

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi left Cairo for Washington on Saturday where both sides will seek a renewed relationship after tensions over...

Geneva: The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed 5 million for the first time in Syria's six year conflict,...

Jordan/Amman: After weeks of heightened unease over the stance of the United States under the new administration of President Donald Trump, Arab leaders...

Cairo: Egypt's cabinet approved the 2017/18 budget on Wednesday, targeting a 9.1 per cent deficit for the year, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said. The...

Mosul: Iraqi special forces and police fought IS militants to edge closer to the Al Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control...

Dead Sea, (Jordan): Arab leaders arriving in Jordan for a summit on Wednesday are seeking common ground to reaffirm their commitment to a Palestinian state,...

Tabqa Dam(Syria): Syrian engineers worked on Tuesday to open spillways and ease pressure on a major dam across the Euphrates River, amid a pause in a...

Geneva: About 40,000 people, mainly women and children, have been displaced by fighting northwest of Hama city in Syria, the United Nations said on...

Mosul: Investigators are in the Iraqi city of Mosul to determine whether a U.S.-led coalition strike or IS-rigged explosives caused a blast that destroyed...

Moscow: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Reuters on Tuesday that Russia could use Iranian military bases to launch air strikes against...