Middle East

  GENEVA (AP) — A UN humanitarian aid official said Thursday that Syria’s government has withdrawn a controversial law that…

  BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend the Istanbul summit on Syria that was earlier announced by Turkish…

  ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish official said Friday that investigators are looking into the possibility that the remains of…

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is holding parliamentary elections on Saturday despite deep security concerns and ongoing fighting in…

  KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan election commissioners recommended suspending Saturday’s parliamentary vote in the southern province of Kandahar after the…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president said on Thursday a government would be formed very soon as political parties intensified negotiations…

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said Wednesday that he will make a final effort…

  PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire added his name to a growing list of government ministers…

GENEVA (Reuters) – Statements by the United States that it would reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero are a “political…

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the mystery of missing…