Middle East

British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Monday to take in up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five…

 Israel's parliament on Monday approved a controversial deal that would enable the development of three offshore natural gas fields, although…

Qatar has sent around 1,000 ground troops to Yemen, Doha-based Al Jazeera television said on Monday, their first reported involvement…

 Some 13,000 Palestinian structures in the West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders, leaving residents and homes “in a…

Cyprus said rescuers on Sunday saved more than 100 refugees fleeing the war in Syria after their boat ran into…

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denied allegations by other Palestinian factions – including rival movement Fatah – that it is…

Massoud Barzani, head of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), warned that early elections would be held in the region if…

While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to…

Syria's foreign ministry on Sunday condemned British "interference" in its affairs, after a senior government minister signalled Britain was moving…

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years,…