Middle East

Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a…

 Islamic State's demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that…

Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to…

 Israeli forces banned 20 women of East Jerusalem from entering Al Aqsa Mosuqe while giving an access to Jewish settlers. Israeli…

Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters stormed…

The 45-day deadline to form a coalition government is ending without any result in Turkey, which will now allow President…

Gaza’s Interior Ministry has said that some 17,000 Gazans urgently needed to cross into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing…

Four suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed overnight in an apparent US drone strike in Mukalla, the southern Yemeni city that…

Hamas has said it is eager to maintain good relations with the Egyptian government as the Palestinian militant group’s relations…

Israel's former defence minister Ehud Barak has said in an interview that three Iran attack plans backed by both himself…