Middle East

Tunis: Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has proposed a junior minister who is a family member as his candidate to replace sacked prime minister...

Beirut: A Syrian rescue service operating in rebel-held territory said on Tuesday a helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town close to...

Sirte (Libya): A day after the United States began a formal campaign of airstrikes against IS's stronghold in Libya, anti-IS fighters welcomed...

Sirte (Libya): US planes bombed IS targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the UN-backed government's request to help push the militants from their...

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi ordered an investigation on Monday into allegations of corruption in weapons deals that risk re-igniting a...

Beirut/Moscow: A Russian military helicopter was shot down in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Monday killing all five people on board, in the...

Beirut: Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines after the army...

Tripoli: Libya's state oil company said on Sunday it welcomed the "unconditional" reopening of blockaded oil ports following a controversial...

Damascus: The United Nations (UN) Deputy Special Envoy for Syria on Sunday held talks with Syrian officials in Damascus to sound out their position on how...

Tunis: Tunisian lawmakers voted on Saturday to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office during a no-confidence ballot in parliament, clearing the way...