Middle East

Clashes raged between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin region on Wednesday, as wounded civilians fled intense Turkish…

Israel seeks to open embassies in all ‘moderate’ Arab countries, Sputnik Russian news agency quoted Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman…

At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when suspected Russian warplanes struck a crowded market in the rebel-held city…

For some Afghans weighed down by decades of war and struggle, a little comfort and distraction can be found in…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of any…

An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde…

In November, Saudi Arabia launched a fight against corruption where princes, politicians and businessmen were rounded up, arrested and confined at…

Turkey’s incursion into Afrin has raised questions about the prospects for peace in Syria. Kristian Brakel of the Heinrich Böll…

Separatists in war-ravaged Yemen have surrounded the presidential palace in the government’s de facto capital Aden, moving closer Tuesday to…

A German-Kurdish player previously convicted of support for Kurdish separatists in Turkey has been banned for life, the Turkish Football…