DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Daesh group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two

MIANDOAB, Iran: It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran’s great Lake Urmia finally appears to be stabilizing and officials see the start of a revival.

After days of demonstrations over the poor state of the economy leading to demands for the government to step down, Sudan's Parliament passed its 2019 fiscal budget. The ruling side says the new budget

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of United States troops from Syria, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said. "I think we're in a pause situation," the South Carolina Republican said outside the

Bahrain's top court has rejected a final appeal by a prominent activist who was imprisoned for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain’s prison authorities of torture.  The verdict on Monday

The death toll from flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains due to a tropical depression in the eastern Philippines has jumped to at least 68, officials have said, warning that the number

Colombia's foreign minister condemned an alleged plot to kill President Ivan Duque on Saturday and said three Venezuelan citizens had been arrested in possession of weapons. "With immense concern and the utmost condemnation, I

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new education minister has resigned over allegations her brother was a leader with Daesh just days after she was handed the post. The scandal is the latest blow to Prime Minister Adel

BEIRUT: Almost eight years into Syria’s civil war, President Bashar Assad seems closer than ever to securing a comeback at home and in the Arab region, analysts say. As 2018 ends, the Moscow-backed government

ANKARA: Turkish security forces on Sunday arrested 30 Daesh-linked suspects, all foreign nationals, in the capital Ankara. The operation’s timing is significant ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, as the suspects were allegedly plotting