Middle East

Moscow/Algiers: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that a military operation in Libya is only possible if the United Nations Security...

Tunis: Tunisia's government will ask parliament next month to strengthen central bank autonomy to shield it from political interference, a reform sought...

Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop said on Monday she will challenge her Iranian counterpart when they meet this week over reported missile...

Kiryat Arba (Occupied West Bank): Three Palestinians carried out back-to-back gun and car-ramming attacks on Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the...

Paris: The United States and France accused the Syrian government of trying to disrupt a new round of peace talks set to begin on Monday and said Russia and...

Tunis: Libya's UN-backed Presidential Council called on Saturday on the country's institutions to begin a transfer of authority to a unity...

Tunis/Algiers: The signal to attack came from the religious place, sending dozens of militants storming through the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdan to hit army...

Dubai: A former employee of the French embassy in Tehran has been arrested at the airport after arriving in Iran to visit her critically ill mother, the...

Beirut: The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out discussion of presidential elections or the position of the presidency at peace talks due to begin on...

Beirut: Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar Al Assad of preparing to...