Middle East

Misrata (Libya): Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government have been shelling and carrying out air strikes on the centre of Sirte city in a siege...

Baghdad: At least nine people were killed and 32 wounded on Tuesday when a car packed with explosives was detonated in a district just north of Baghdad,...

Beirut: Rebels launched an attack against government positions in the historic centre of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road...

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...