Middle East

Tunis: Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government on Tuesday aimed at uniting the country's warring factions, though two of its nine...

Dubai/Rome: Iran on Monday said new US curbs on the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile programme were illegitimate, vowing to continue developing its...

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces set up checkpoints in southeast Baghdad and sent out helicopter search parties on Monday after confirming three US citizens...

Dubai/Amkara: The lifting of sanctions set off scenes of jubilation in Iran's parliament: Supporters planted kisses on the forehead of Foreign Minister...

Beirut: IS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Al Zor on Saturday, a...

Tunis: The body tasked with naming a unity government for Libya under a UN-backed agreement to resolve the country's armed conflict has delayed...

Occupied Ramallah: Palestinian officials said on Sunday they had arrested a member of their peace negotiating department for spying for Israel, a...

Beirut: The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants killed at least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-government forces in an attack on...

Gaza: Qatari-funded construction projects have provided 1,000 new dwellings for Palestinians left homeless by the 2014 Gaza war with Israel, and a similar...

Vienna/Washington: Iran has released four American prisoners, including a Washington Post reporter, a Christian pastor and a former US Marine, Iranian...