Middle East

Baghdad: The Iraqi government officially asked Saudi Arabia to replace its first ambassador to Baghdad in more than a quarter of a century, accusing him of...

Tripoli: A member of the leadership of Libya's UN-backed government who is close to powerful rival factions in the east of the country has said he will...

Beirut: Turkey-backed Syrian rebels captured two villages from forces allied to the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria on...

BAGHDAD: Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement...

Karkamis (Turkey): A group allied to Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said it was bombarded by Turkish warplanes on Saturday, after...

Istanbul: The last time U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew to Turkey, in January, he had a stern message for President Tayyip Erdogan: his model of ISIS...

Geneva: The United States and Russia failed on Friday to reach a breakthrough deal for a 48-hour humanitarian truce in Aleppo or wider military cooperation...

Tunis: If Tunisia does not overcome its economic difficulties, an austerity programme will be inevitable next year with thousands of public sector job cuts...

Beirut: Besieged residents and rebels began leaving the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, Reuters witnesses said, as an evacuation to end one of the...

Istanbul/Karkamis (Turkey): Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of IS and other militants, Prime Minister...