Middle East

BEIRUT: The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet Al Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their...

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting calls to step down as a record number of people at a massive rally on Saturday criticised her as...

Cairo: Egypt imposed a big security clampdown in its cities on Friday as mass demonstrations called to protest against austerity measures failed to take...

Kokjali/Baghdad: Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on Friday despite heavy resistance from IS militants using civilians as cover, and...

Beirut: Donald Trump's election as US president on Wednesday aroused concern among Syrian rebels and a degree of optimism in Damascus, where his victory...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi was the first world leader to call to congratulate Donald Trump on his US election victory on Wednesday, in a...

Cairo: Egypt's military has taken over the running of the country's smart card subsidy scheme, the government said on Wednesday, in the latest sign...

Beirut: The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by...

Baghdad: A coalition of mainly Iraqi militias advancing on the IS-held town of Tal Afar plans to seize a nearby military air base from the militants, the...

Paris: France's Total has signed a deal with Iran to further develop its part of the world's largest gas field, becoming the first western energy...