Middle East

For some Afghans weighed down by decades of war and struggle, a little comfort and distraction can be found in…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of any…

An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde…

In November, Saudi Arabia launched a fight against corruption where princes, politicians and businessmen were rounded up, arrested and confined at…

Turkey’s incursion into Afrin has raised questions about the prospects for peace in Syria. Kristian Brakel of the Heinrich Böll…

Separatists in war-ravaged Yemen have surrounded the presidential palace in the government’s de facto capital Aden, moving closer Tuesday to…

A German-Kurdish player previously convicted of support for Kurdish separatists in Turkey has been banned for life, the Turkish Football…

A Syrian peace conference in Russia got off to a rocky start on Tuesday after some delegates opposed to President…

The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December’s anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail…

Authorities on Tuesday detained eight members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) central council who had denounced Ankara’s military operation…