Middle East

Washington: The United States and Russia announced plans for a cessation of hostilities in Syria would take effect on Saturday but exclude militants from...

Dubai: Iran negotiated with Russia at the weekend over buying an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile defence system, which it requires to...

Tripoli: Libya's oil facilities are likely to suffer further attacks unless a United Nations-backed unity government is approved, the head of the...

Amman: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had reached a provisional agreement on terms of a...

Beirut: Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi resigned on Sunday, blaming political rivals Hezbollah for the country's political deadlock and protesting...

Baghdad: Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, officials said on...

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, saying the commandment "You shall not kill" was...

Occupied Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's military chief on Sunday after the general drew fire for saying he would not...

Cairo: Egypt's prosecutor referred a policeman who shot dead a driver in a busy street to trial for murder, state news agency MENA reported on Sunday,...

Beirut: Syria's opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the "possibility" of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees...