Middle East

Berlin/Paris: Germany and France on Wednesday criticised Israel's decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, saying the...

Rmeilan (Syria): Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking...

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Russia next week for what he described as possibly the best opportunity in years to end the...

Makhmour (Iraq): IS is retrenching as Iraqi forces build up for an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul and some local militants desert the group,...

Saadnayel (Lebanon): UN special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli...

Dubai: Iran's legal vetting body has approved a bill that will see female victims of road traffic accidents paid the same compensation as men. The Third...

Geneva: A UN mediator said on Monday there was no "Plan B" other than a resumption of conflict in the Syrian war if the first of three rounds of...

United Nations: The United States on Monday vowed to continue pushing for United Nations Security Council action on Iran's recent ballistic missile...

Ankara: Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that...