Middle East

Iran's hard-liners are hoping they can benefit from the election of US President Donald Trump, arguing that their own country…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed and alarmed by Israel's decision to build a new settlement on land the…

The Palestinians and the United Nations on Friday condemned the Israeli cabinet's approval of the first officially sanctioned new settlement…

The number of people fleeing Syria's civil war to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed the 5 million…

Syrian engineers and Red Crescent officials on Wednesday visited a spillway of a key dam west of the Islamic State…

Israel said on Wednesday it would cut a further US$2 million from its already reduced contribution this year to the…

Arab leaders on Wednesday relaunched a peace plan that offers Israel full ties in exchange for Palestinian statehood, signaling to…

Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to protect civilians in Iraq, speaking as US investigators looked…

Jordan's King Abdullah said peace would not be attained in the Middle East without the creation of a Palestinian state…

Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy…