Baghdad have piled pressure on Iraq’s Kurds , demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces.

A Palestinian yesterday opened fire at Israeli security personnel at the entrance to a West Bank settlement where he

An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman died yesterday of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi

Air strikes by Russian warplanes in Syria's mainly jihadist-controlled northwest province of Idlib yesterday killed at least 27

Dubai yesterday showcased a flight for what it said would soon be the world's first drone taxi service under an

Kurds voted in an independence referendum in northern Iraq yesterday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats

Hundreds of women thronged a sports stadium for the first time to mark Saudi Arabia's national day Saturday,

Iraqi Kurds were preparing to vote in a referendum set for today on independence for their autonomous northern

Yemen's civil war will "most likely" require a military solution because of Tehran's influence, the country's Saudi-backed

Clashes between Sudanese forces and residents of a Darfur camp for the displaced killed three people Friday, the UN

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani yesterday delayed a scheduled news conference on a controversial independence

Iran says that it has successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it is ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue.

Israeli strikes hit a weapons depot by Damascus airport overnight, targeting a warehouse belonging to Lebanese militant group

President Hassan Rouhani yesterday vowed that Iran would boost its missile capabilities despite warnings from Washington that it is

Iran’s president says his country will press ahead with its missile program and continue to boost military capabilities in defiance of US demands to the contrary.

More than 100 migrants are missing after a shipwreck off the coast of western Libya, the Libyan navy said yesterday.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's strategy to win the war in Afghanistan will work

At least 22 civilians have been killed in 48 hours of heavy air strikes by Syria's regime and its ally Russia in northwestern Syria, a monitor

At least 22 civilians have been killed in 48 hours of heavy air strikes by Syria's regime and its ally Russia in northwestern Syria, a monitor

Iraq brought all of its territory still held by the Islamic State group under attack yesterday, throwing the jihadists on the defensive