Middle East

Beirut: Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days of relative calm, a rebel official and the...

RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed on Monday named moderate extremist leader Abdelilah Benkirane as prime minister for a second term after his party won the...

Tripoli: Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by IS in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding the militants after a...

Moscow: Russia will create a permanent naval base in Syria to expand its military footprint in its closest Middle East ally, a government official said on...

Chemnitz (Germany): German police commandos stormed an apartment in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Sunday and detained a man in connection with a hunt for...

Colonel Nasser Bousnina, previously the post revolution acting Commander Benghazi Benina AFB, has become the first ever Libyan Air Force officer in history...

Istanbul: Thirty-eight IS militants were killed in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Sunday, marking an escalation of...

RABAT: Morocco's moderate conservatives have won parliamentary elections, beating a rival party in a tight race that will complicate negotiations to...

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces recaptured territory from insurgents in several western areas on Saturday as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on...

Moscow/Beirut: Russia on Friday faced growing international pressure to stop a devastating bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo backed by Moscow air...