Tag: Western Asia

On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but similar numbers walk ...

Thousands of Arab Israelis and Palestinians gathered Thursday for annual demonstrations marking Land Day, which commemorates 1976 protests in which ...

Demolition of one of the Middle East's oldest breweries began this week in the Lebanese capital to make way for ...

Just when it seemed there was nothing else left to divide Israelis and Palestinians, some Jewish hardliners have found a ...

Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving ...

A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator ...

The Saudi Film Festival opened Monday with 58 homegrown cinematic works to be screened in the ultra-conservative kingdom that continues ...

When Syria's war came to 73-year-old Joseph Mghazi's street in the Abbasiyeen neighbourhood of Damascus, he ignored his neighbour's entreaties ...

One of the largest investors in the UK has committed £5bn of new money to invest in transport, property and ...

Qatar will invest £5 billion in Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Prime Minister Sheikh ...

The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a ...

At least 16 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an air strike on a rebel-held area outside ...

A Lebanese university will pay $700,000 to settle a US lawsuit over allegations it provided "material support" to entities linked ...

Israel has ignored a United Nations resolution demanding it halt settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territory that was criticized ...

Omar Khribin moved Syria closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with the winning goal in their qualifying ...

UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen ...

Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on key issues ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres travels to Jordan next week to attend an Arab summit following a row over the ...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued belated best wishes to those celebrating the Persian New Year. In a statement, ...

A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a ...