Middle East
Yemen shaken by air raids as fighting spreads beyond Sanaa
A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital on Monday, witnesses said, as clashes be..
Syrian, Russian jets kill 27 in residential areas in Eastern Ghouta: Monitor
Syrians make their way through debris after air strike in Eastern Ghouta region on outskirts of capi..
Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq says he is reconsidering election bid
Former Egyptian premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq said on Sunday he was reconsidering hi..
Lafarge admits ‘unacceptable errors’ in war-torn Syria
The Swiss-French cement company LafargeHolcim should have stopped its operations in war-torn Syria b..
Abbas seeks to rally world leaders against Trump Jerusalem move
By Nasser Abu Bakr Palestinian leaders were seeking on Sunday to rally diplomatic support to persua..
Jared Kushner likens Palestine peace talks to ‘real-estate issue’ in debut speech
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner on Sunday gave a public sp..
Witness alleges Turkey’s President helped Iran evade US sanctions
It's the first time Erdogan has been named in the closely-watched US criminal case over Iran�..
The arrest sparking Turkey-US tensions
The two NATO allies have engaged in a spiky tit-for-tat that began in early October — Washington res..
Opinion: Erdogan must stop picking fights with friends
This deterioration of relations between the United States and Turkey should come as no great surpris..
Iran opens $1bn extension at gateway port to Afghanistan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (centre) inaugurating the first phase of Chabahar (Shahid Beheshti)..