Middle East

Beirut: A Lebanese military court on Friday increased to nearly 10 years the jail term for a former minister convicted last year of smuggling explosives and...

Paris: France's foreign minister on Friday ruled out launching air strikes or sending troops on the ground to tackle IS militant group in Libya, but...

Cairo: Saudi Arabia's financial support for strategic ally Egypt will no longer involve "free money" and will increasingly take the form of...

Baghdad: US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Baghdad on Friday, urged Iraq not to let its political crisis interfere with the fight against IS...

Tunis: The UN envoy to Libya has urged a rapid, complete handover of power to a unity government that arrived in Tripoli a week ago, warning that a fragile...

Cairo: Egypt has banned the trading of imported wheat inside the country, Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi said on Wednesday, a move which could reduce...

Beirut: The Syrian army and its allies launched a major attack on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since...

Arbil/Baghdad: An Iraqi army offensive touted as the first phase of a campaign to recapture the northern city of Mosul from IS militant group has been...

Washington: A senior State Department official reassured concerned lawmakers on Tuesday that the Obama administration is not planning to allow Iran access...

Paris: France hopes to reopen its embassy in Tripoli as a sign of support for Libya's new unity government, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on...