Middle East

Baghdad: The United States is stepping up its military campaign against IS militant group by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an...

Occupied Jerusalem: A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook...

Sirte (Libya): When Western officials cajoled Libya's warring factions to support a unity government this year, they said it was a chance for the rival...

Occupied Jerusalem: Egypt's foreign minister paid a rare visit to Israel on Sunday, offering Cairo's help to revive peace talks with the...

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad told a visiting group of European parliamentarians on Sunday that western governments' support for opposition...

Beirut: The family of American journalist Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in a US court, accusing the Syrian...

Beirut: The Syrian military has extended a nationwide ceasefire that expired on Friday for another 72 hours, state media reported on Saturday. The military...

Baghdad: Iraq's prime minister fired three officials in charge of Baghdad's security on Friday after last weekend's bombing that killed nearly...

Gaza: Turkish aid shipments arrived in the Gaza Strip via Israel on Monday, a week after Israel and Turkey announced they would end a six-year rupture and...

Baghdad: Nearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping area as residents celebrated...