World / Middle East

  Jerusalem: A court sentenced two young Israelis to life and 21 years in prison Thursday for burning a Palestinian teen alive, part of...

File picture.   Beirut: At least 21 civilians, including three children, were killed Thursday in Russian strikes on rebel-held districts of Syria's Aleppo city,...

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks at the donors Conference for Syria in London, Britain February 4, 2016. REUTERS/ Dan Kitwood LONDON: Those...

Tanju Bilgic, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, said the decision came after the Vatican on Wednesday praised Turkey’s willingness to open its archives...

  Beirut: Nearly 40,000 Syrian civilians have fled a regime offensive near Aleppo, a monitor said Thursday, as Turkey warned it was bracing for...

Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SVA 226 is isolated on the tarmac after its passengers and crew were evacuated following a bomb threat, at...

File photo of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops attacking a naval vessel during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz in southern...

This file photo taken on January 21, 2012 shows Jalal Belaidi, also known as Abu Hamza, leader of the Ansar al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda...

Syrian refugees receive aid baby packages at a health center at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the...

A Yemeni boy checks the damage following a mortar shell attack on the country's flashpoint southern city of Taez on February 3, 2016,...

  Geneva: The US and France have accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime of undermining talks to end Syria's civil war, which were suspended hours...

British government announced £1.2 billion in aid that will fund education, jobs and humanitarian relief in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey (AFP Photo/Khalil...

Geneva: Talks aimed at securing peace in Syria were suspended Wednesday as President Bashar al-Assad's regime secured a major battlefield victory against rebels...

  Aleppo, Syria: The Syrian army on Wednesday cut the last supply route linking opposition forces in the northern city of Aleppo to the...

  Damascus: A convoy of medical and food aid entered a regime-besieged town near the Syrian capital on Wednesday, the Red Cross announced. "We...

Representative image   Damascus: A convoy of medical and food aid entered a regime-besieged town near the Syrian capital on Wednesday, the Red Cross...

  Jerusalem: Three Palestinians armed with rifles, knives and explosives attacked Israeli police outside Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, killing one officer and wounding...

U.S. military forensic experts investigate the remains of a Predator drone aircraft near Incirlik Air Base, Adana, Turkey, on Wednesday.   Washington: An armed...