Turkey has lifted sanctions on two top United States officials, in a move that came minutes after Washington removed two Turkish

At least eight people were killed by Syrian government shelling of the rebel-held Idlib province yesterday, according to a monitoring group -- the highest daily toll since a Russian-

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a "dangerous Islamist" after his disappearance weeks ago, according to US media reports.

News of death is nothing new in Yemen where starvation and disease kill a Yemeni child in every 10 minutes. But few deaths do shake us, like the death of Aylan Kurdi whose lifeless body on the shore of Turkey brought global attention to the migrant crisis triggered by brutal wars in Middle East.

Jihadists yesterday killed four pro-regime fighters in Idlib province, the rebel stronghold where Russia and Turkey have agreed to set up

Kabul's control of Afghanistan slipped in recent months as local security forces suffered record-level casualties while making minimal or no progress against the Taliban, a US government watchdog said yesterday.

US national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday the Trump administration wants sanctions on Iran's crude exports to strain Tehran, but does not want to harm countries that depend on the oil.

A seasoned Norwegian diplomat has been named as the next special envoy to Syria. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres

An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing all those on board, officials said.

The United States called Tuesday for a ceasefire and peace talks in Yemen, as the Saudi-led military coalition sent more than 10,000 new troops toward a vital rebel-held port city ahead of a new assault.

The UN rights chief yesterday called for "international experts" to help investigate the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and called on Riyadh to reveal the whereabouts of his body.

A woman suicide bomber yesterday blew herself up near police vehicles in the centre of the Tunisian capital, injuring nine people, the

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has said a planned Gulf security alliance, expected to include Egypt, will be formed by next year.

Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force yesterday, the government said.

A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least six people and wounded

Afghans are voicing unprecedented levels of pessimism as hopes fade for the war-torn country's future, a US survey said Friday.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis yesterday said that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability as Riyadh dismissed Ankara's calls to extradite 18 Saudis wanted for the murder.

The Israeli army yesterday accused the Syrian government and Iran of ordering Palestinian militants in Gaza to fire dozens of rockets into southern

Rescuers combed the shores of Jordan's Dead Sea early yesterday, searching for survivors, after flash floods killed at least 20 people, most of them children on a school outing.

The eldest son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrives in Washington with his family from Saudi Arabia, according to two sources close to the family, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushes for his return.