Middle East

Hasan Sham Camp (Iraq): Pushing his way through dozens of people, Iraqi teacher Umar Salah carries four bags containing 15 blankets and pots full of food...

Erbil: Two mass graves of at least 18 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, thousands of whom have been killed and kidnapped by IS, have been discovered as...

Dubai: Iran's Defence Ministry said it plans to modernise the air force fleet but denied reports earlier on Saturday that it wanted to buy Russian...

Sirte (Libya): Libyan forces faced fierce resistance on Saturday from IS militants defending a final strip of land in their former stronghold of Sirte,...

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament approved a law on Saturday that will transform Popular Mobilisation forces, a coalition of militias that played a role in...

Dubai: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for greater cooperation between Iran and Turkey to help establish stability in Syria and...

Beirut: Syrian government and allied forces seized large parts of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday but fierce fighting for...

Duhok (Iraq): When shells began crashing around the town of Tal Afar as militias brought the fight to IS in northern Iraq, Abu Faraj saw his chance to...

Erbil/Baghdad: Thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar as paramilitary groups close in around the IS-held town on the road between Mosul in Iraq and...

Paris: France accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of using political uncertainty in the United States to launch "total war" against...