UN ceasefire efforts in Yemen appeared to have fizzled yesterday, raising fears for civilians as Saudi-backed pro-government forces press an offensive to retake the key rebel-held port city of Hodeida.

A militia opposed to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar yesterday attacked eastern oil sites under his control, setting fire to at least

Yemeni pro-government forces were locked in heavy fighting with rebels that left 39 people dead yesterday, as they pressed a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub of Hodeida.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a strong majority of 120 countries an Arab-backed resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza and rejected a US bid to blame Hamas for the violence.

The UN General Assembly condemns Israel for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked UN chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an "international protection mechanism" for occupied Palestinian territory.

A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched the largest assault of Yemen's war yesterday with an attack on the main port city, aiming

The Taliban told "American invaders" to leave Afghanistan in an announcement marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan,

Iraqi nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri were set yesterday to lead talks to form a

Saudi air defences yesterday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Jizan after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said. No casualties were reported.

More than 920,000 people were displaced inside Syria during the first four months of 2018, the highest level in the seven-year conflict, the United Nations said yesterday.

Iran's powerful parliament speaker Ali Larijani yesterday said that the time for Europe to show it can save the nuclear deal was coming

The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion yesterday, with a three-day halt in hostilities

A one-week ceasefire with the Taliban announced by the Afghan government will allow the fight against the Islamic State group to be stepped up, the top US general in the country said yesterday.

Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russian jets on a rebel-held residential area in northwestern Syria have killed 44 civilians, a Britain-based monitor said yesterday.

Experts from the countries still in the Iran nuclear deal held a scheduled meeting in Tehran yesterday, with the accord hanging in the balance after the United States withdrew.

At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured after an arms depot exploded in the Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital late

A bomb blast at a voter registration centre in northern Afghanistan killed at least two people and wounded two others, officials said

A Palestinian who threw a rock at Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank yesterday was shot dead by a soldier, the Israeli army said in a

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will

Iran will not cooperate more fully with atomic inspectors until a standoff over its nuclear deal is resolved, its UN envoy said, as one