Middle East

Kasserine (Tunisia): Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters demanding jobs in the impoverished Tunisian city of Kasserine on Wednesday, as...

Zurich/Riyadh: Internationally-brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition groups should start this month as planned, Russian Foreign...

Dubai: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday those opposed to Iran's values should not be allowed to run for parliament, signalling a...

Tunis: Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government on Tuesday aimed at uniting the country's warring factions, though two of its nine...

Dubai/Rome: Iran on Monday said new US curbs on the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile programme were illegitimate, vowing to continue developing its...

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces set up checkpoints in southeast Baghdad and sent out helicopter search parties on Monday after confirming three US citizens...

Dubai/Amkara: The lifting of sanctions set off scenes of jubilation in Iran's parliament: Supporters planted kisses on the forehead of Foreign Minister...

Beirut: IS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Al Zor on Saturday, a...

Tunis: The body tasked with naming a unity government for Libya under a UN-backed agreement to resolve the country's armed conflict has delayed...

Occupied Ramallah: Palestinian officials said on Sunday they had arrested a member of their peace negotiating department for spying for Israel, a...