Middle East

Beirut/Moscow: Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire on Saturday, with Moscow saying the...

Beirut/Cilvegozu (Turkey): The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted to extend the four-day-old ceasefire in Syria they have co-sponsored,...

The Hague/United Nations: An international inquiry has identified two Syrian Air Force helicopter squadrons and two other military units it holds...

Nantes (France): Egypt took delivery of a second French Mistral helicopter carrier on Friday, part of a $1 billion deal signed last year. Egypt took over...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli forces shot dead three men in separate incidents in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Friday, police and the...

Tripoli: Libyan patrols intercepted some 1,425 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe over the past two days, a naval spokesman said on...

Cilvegozu (Turkey)/Beirut: Two convoys of aid for the Syrian city of Aleppo were waiting in no-man's land on Wednesday after crossing the Turkish...

Tunis: Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it would immediately start working to resume crude exports from ports seized in recent...

Baghdad: The United States said on Wednesday it would give Iraq $181 million in humanitarian aid, anticipating a wave of displaced people when Iraqi forces...

Occupied Jerusalem: Former Israeli president Shimon Peres remains in a critical condition 24 hours after suffering a massive stroke, but is showing signs of...