'State of emergency' declared in Libya capital
Authorities in control of Libya's capital on Friday declared a "maximum state of emergency" after a UN-backed unity government that they reject said its...
After 18 years of war, US negotiates its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan on Saturday marked the 31st anniversary of the last Soviet soldier leaving the country.
This year's anniversary came as the United States negotiates its...
Iraqi MPs block vote on new cabinet reshuffle
Iraqi MPs disrupted a parliament session on Tuesday, blocking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from presenting a new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption as...
Body launches probe into airstrikes on Yemen school, hospital
Air strikes by Saudi-led forces in Yemen that hit a school and a hospital are being investigated by a body set up by the...
Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in...
Uzbek president says economic data was “fiction” for years
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Friday Uzbekistan had reported inflated economic growth and employment figures for years, describing the amplified numbers as "fiction", and...
Bomb kills two human rights workers in Afghan capital
Kabul (AFP) - Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, the agency said.
The Afghanistan...
Iran: Saudi meeting of Syrian opposition 'may harm peace talks'
Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh, Saudi, will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and Middle Eastern countries, the...
Trump's Islam comments draw fire from rivals, but civility reigns
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States at a debate...
Lebanese army kills an ISIS leader at Syrian border
Lebanese soldiers killed an Islamic State (ISIS) leader on Thursday in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon's army said.
The army command said Fayez...
