President Hassan Rouhani defended a nuclear deal criticised by Iran’s conservatives, arguing on Thursday that the agreement reflected the nation’s will and was “more valuable” than domestic carping about its details. The elite Revolutionary

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks with members of the media on a military aircraft en route to Amman, Jordan, after departing Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 22, 2015.   BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash

The French foreign minister said Monday there will be a "proportionate response" to the alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb that he blamed on Syria's government. "It will be negotiated in coming days,"

Three leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the movement’s former arch-foe Hosni Mubarak faced separate trials yesterday on similar charges of involvement in the killing of protesters. Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood’s “General Guide”, and

U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon said Monday there was no time to waste as U.N. experts prepared to investigate a suspected Syrian chemical attack, with Washington suggesting the probe was already too late. "Every hour counts.

The regime in war-torn Syria came under intense pressure yesterday to allow UN inspectors to probe an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus which the opposition says killed more than 1,300 people. Footage distributed

Attacks in Iraq killed four people, damaged an oil pipeline and hit a Shiite shrine on Wednesday, as the country grapples with a months-long spike in violence. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to press

Saudi authorities executed a Yemeni in Mecca Wednesday after he was convicted of murdering a fellow countryman, the interior ministry said. Hosni Tawhal had been accused of stabbing Saghr Sulaia to death, the ministry said,

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged world support for the bid by Egypt's interim government to achieve "stability" in the country, and not to hamper its efforts. "We expect the international community to support the efforts

Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of launching a nerve gas attack on rebel-held districts near Damascus on Wednesday that they said killed more than 200 people. Activists said rockets with chemical agents hit