Middle East

CAIRO:  At least 19 tourists were killed when a hot air balloon crashed near the Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, a...

JERUSALEM:  A rocket blast struck southern Israel on Tuesday, first attack reportedly launched by the Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip after truce arrived...

BERLIN: Syrian National Coalition has agreed to attend the US-led friends of Syria conference scheduled in Rome next month, two days after the coalition...

GENEVA: The Chief of United Nations human rights Navi Pillay said on Monday that UN Security Council (UNSC) has faced the failure with regard...

MOSCOW: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Monday that Syria is ready to negotiate with all parties, including armed groups, who want dialogue...

TEHRAN: Iran has announced the discovery of substantial uranium deposits of raw uranium to fuel the country’s nuclear program and has picked 16 locations...

BAQUBA: Omar al-Humairi, the governor of Iraq's violence-ridden Diyala province, sustained injuries in a suicide car attack on Saturday, two of his guards were...

Syria's opposition National Coalition has pulled out of international meetings it was invited to participate to protest what it called as the systematic destruction...

BEIRUT: At least ninety people have died in a series of bombings that rocked Damascus on Thursday, making it one of the bloodiest days...

BEIRUT:  A massive car bomb blast rocked the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, killing at least 53 people and injuring over 200 others, media...