Middle East

Mosul/Baghdad: Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into IS-held districts in eastern Mosul on Tuesday, and army units battled the militants inside a military...

Cairo: Egypt will restore hundreds of coffins dating back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs as part of a joint American-Egyptian project to...

Tokyo/Singapore: Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for Iranian oil exports from next month after striking a deal to...

Erbil (Iraq): As Iraqi forces fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from IS, an artist in nearby Erbil is chiseling at clay in a tiny, unheated studio...

Vienna: Iran has complied with a deadline set by its landmark nuclear deal with world powers by removing hundreds of centrifuges, machines that enrich...

Gaza: An electricity crisis that has caused protests and unrest in the Gaza Strip eased on Monday after Qatar donated $12 million to buy fuel for the...

Beirut/Amman: Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for full implementation of a...

Cairo: An Egyptian court rejected on Monday a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in a final ruling that prompted...

Mosul: Iraqi special forces battled IS militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday as they sought to bring more of the east of the city...

Dubai: Iran's parliament passed a five-year economic development plan on Sunday that includes a sharp rise in foreign investment, though Tehran may not...