Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the communications ministry in central Kabul on Saturday, officials said, in a deadly, hours-long

President Emmanuel Macron yesterday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated IS extremists in Syria, assuring them of France’s

Turkey has arrested two men suspected of spying for the United Arab Emirates and is probing if they are tied to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday formally handed Benjamin Netanyahu his letter of appointment to start building a coalition

At least 205 people have been killed and more than 900 wounded in the battle for control of the Libyan capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization said yesterday.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday called on Middle East states to “drive back Zionism”, in an Army Day tirade against the Islamic

A meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society aimed at ending more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan has been postponed, officials and diplomats said yesterday, citing Taliban objections to the size of the Afghan delegation.

Georgian immigration officers have visited two Saudi sisters who pleaded for international help after fleeing the ultra-conservative kingdom and will help them apply for asylum, an official told AFP yesterday.

Regime shelling killed 10 civilians in Syria’s jihadist-controlled Idlib region yesterday, in the latest violence to threaten a seven-month-

Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030,

Rocket fire on the Libyan capital Tripoli, which the UN-recognised government blamed on military strongman Khalifa Haftar, killed six

Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said.

Scientists in Israel unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels yesterday, calling it a first and a “major medical

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory improved the chances of a forthcoming US peace plan, despite deep skepticism from the Palestinians.

American actor and United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie has called for women to have a central role in ongoing Afghanistan peace

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on path for victory in Israel’s election yesterday after nearly complete results put him in position to form a right-wing coalition and further extend his long tenure in office.

Three US troops and a military contractor were killed in a roadside explosion Monday in the deadliest attack on American forces this year.

Lawmakers named the speaker of the upper house as Algeria's first new president in two decades yesterday, after the resignation of

The US State Department Monday barred entry to 16 Saudi nationals over what it described as their role in the murder of journalist Jamal

Israelis yesterday began voting in an election that could hand right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged clean government and social cohesion.