Western Asia
Syria Strike Hit Rebel ‘toxic’ Weapons Depot, Says Moscow
A Syrian air strike hit a "terrorist warehouse" containing "toxic substances", Moscow said Wednesday, a day after a...
UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...
Brazil Lambasts Israel’s New Settlement Approval
Brazil on Tuesday sternly criticized Israel's approval for renewed large-scale settlement building in the occupied West...
Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says
The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed...
White House Condemns Syria Chemical Attack, Blames Assad
The White House condemned what it called a "reprehensible" and "intolerable" chemical attack in Syria Tuesday and...
Tragedy of Suspected Chemical Attack Seeps Into Syria Conference
For Diaeddin Al Zamel, the call to save Syria at a EU-UN conference in Brussels was not supposed to be a punch to the...
UN Warns Syria Refugee Aid Funds ‘desperate’
The UN warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as...
EU, UN Seek Plan For Syria’s Future At Aid Conference
The European Union and the UN host a two-day conference starting Tuesday on Syria's future, with Russian-backed...
Britain’s May Begins Mideast Trip Focused On Security, Trade
British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in Amman on Monday for a three-day trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia focused on...
UK To Send Military Trainers To Jordan To Help Fight IS
The prime minister says allies must come together to combat the threat posed by IS Britain will send military trainers...
EU Sees No Future For Assad In Syria
President Bashar al-Assad has no future in post-conflict Syria but his fate is ultimately up to the Syrian people, EU...
Gun Repair Shops In Syria Today
For years, Abboud Jan's gun repair shop in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh catered exclusively to local...
Critics of Islands Accord Suffer Blow In Egypt Court
An Egyptian court ruled Sunday that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia...
Egypt Court Voids Ruling Halting Transfer of Islands To Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court has annulled an earlier ruling that blocked the transfer of sovereignty of two islands to Saudi...
Lebanon Has Become A Big Refugee Camp
Hariri said the refugee influx has stretched Lebanon's economy to its limit Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has...
Army Regains Territory Lost In Central Syria
Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier...
Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx
Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...
Removing Assad ‘not Our Priority’
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Washington is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar...
Comedian Izzard ‘banned’ From Palestine Marathon Over Israel Show
British comedian Eddie Izzard on Thursday was banned from running in the Palestine Marathon, organisers said, after he...