Middle East

Pro-government forces pushed a fierce bid to recapture Syria's ancient city of Palmyra from jihadists Thursday as Moscow hosted top…

A Japanese man who had attempted to join the Islamic State militant group has been detained by Turkish security forces…

Syrian refugees in Jordan are finding it very difficult to get medical care because of Jordanian fees and bureaucracy, and…

Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security…

Dahi Khalfan, the deputy president of Dubai Police, called on Tuesday for the reshaping of the state of Israel to…

Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Monday of obstructing efforts to reach a political solution in Syria, saying Riyadh…

Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under unaccustomed pressure to discuss something far outside their comfort zone:…

Turkish authorities lifted a curfew imposed to fight Kurdish militants in an area of southeast Turkey's largest city, Diyarbakir, on…

US Vice President Joe Biden called on Israel's government on Sunday to demonstrate its commitment to a two-state solution to…

Iran does not intend to assault any other country, acting Iranian ambassador to Cairo, Mohamed Mahmoudian, has told Al-Masry Al-Youm.…