Western Asia
Palestinian Refugees’ Dreams of Returning Home Fade
Fifty years ago, Sobhi Awwad left the ancient West Bank city of Jericho with his parents, running to dodge the...
US-Led Strike Kills Founder of IS Propaganda Agency
A US-led coalition air strike on eastern Syria has killed a founder of the Islamic State group's notorious Amaq...
Five Questions On Trump’s Potential Move of US Israel Embassy
US President Donald Trump faces a Thursday deadline to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel to the disputed...
UN Urges Morocco and Algeria To Help Stranded Syrians
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees...
Ministers Paint Stark Picture of Syria Economy
With oil production at its lowest in years, a total halt in phosphate exports and power generation sharply reduced,...
Syria War Takes Role In Ramadan Television Dramas
The sound of the blast in Syria's capital Damascus brought worried residents running, but rather than carnage they...
Palestinians Ban Divorces During Ramadan
The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long...
Improvisation A ‘way of Life’
For star trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, famed for his award-winning film soundtracks and jazz-inspired mixing of eastern...
German Map Project To Aid Future Rebirth of Aleppo
With its battered facades, pulverised houses and skeletons of buildings, one of the world's oldest cities, Aleppo, has...
Arab TV Series Showcases Untold Stories of IS Women
They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of...
Rebel Parts of Syria Revive Beloved Arabian Horse Races
Perched on his chestnut steed Shams, teenager Munzer triumphantly held up his first place trophy at a rare horse race...
16 Civilians Dead In Coalition Strikes Near Raqa
At least 16 civilians were killed in bombing raids early Wednesday by the US-led coalition near the Islamic State...
Car Bomb Kills Four In Syria’s Homs
A car bomb killed four people and wounded more than two dozen in Syria's third city Homs on Tuesday, state media said,...
Trump Flight From Saudi To Israel Thought To Be First Ever
US President Donald Trump was said to have blazed a new trail between the Arab world and Israel Monday, with his plane...
Government Regains Full Control of Homs
The Syrian government says its forces have regained total control of the central city of Homs after rebels left the...
Ivanka Praises Saudi ‘progress’ On Women’s Rights
President Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made 'encouraging' progress in...
Prohibit Women Under 30 From Going To Middle East- Lawyer Proposes
A private legal practitioner, John Kwame Quayeson is urging the government to consider placing an embargo on women...
Ivanka Trump Says Saudi Progress On Women ‘encouraging’
US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made "encouraging"...
Syria Rebels Being Evacuated From Last Homs District
The last Syrian rebels and their families were being evacuated from the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the...