An ambulance drives past heavily damaged buildings following reported air strikes in Hammuriyeh in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of...
An ambulance drives past heavily damaged buildings following reported air strikes in Hammuriyeh in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of...
BERLIN: Bashar al Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia’s military interventions will not help him stay in power,...
BAGHDAD: Three members of Iraq’s presidential guard were kidnapped on Friday near a checkpoint run by Shi’ite militiamen close to the northern district...
Giulio Regeni ROME: An Italian student who was tortured and found dead in Egypt last week was given a funeral in his hometown...
A youth stands behind a wall sprayed with graffiti depicting Mohammed Allan, a Palestinian held by Israel without trial, on August 16, 2015...
Dubai: Five years after Sunni-ruled Bahrain crushed a popular uprising by the Shiite majority, the kingdom is locked in a political impasse exacerbated...
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives to the 52nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, 12 February 2016. Munich: Saudi Arabia's foreign...
Geneva: The UN said Friday it expected to be able to deliver aid to besieged Syrians "without delay" after world powers agreed a...
The United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura abruptly suspended a first round of talks on Feb. 3, saying there was more work...
Munich deal falls short of full ceasefire. Russian warplanes launch air strikes on Friday. Urgent talks on humanitarian aid take place Friday. By...
Brussels: The European Union (EU) on Monday is expected to announce the suspension of direct aid to Burundi's government over democracy and human...
Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon told journalists that the EU's Federica Mogherini (pictured) said the European Union's November decision to label goods imported from...
Damascus: In the following AFP interview with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, the questions were asked in French and he replied in Arabic. Question...
"We believe there is nothing in our region that would exclude Iran and Saudi working together for a better future for all of...
File photo BAGHDAD: Iraq’s military said on Friday it was mobilising troops to prepare for an offensive the government has pledged to launch...
Montreal: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed a plan to cease hostilities in war-wracked Syria that would allow humanitarian aid to...
A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors, at a hospital...
Damascus: The main goal of Syria's armed forces in the northern province of Aleppo is to cut off access to the Turkish border,...