BAGHDAD: Iraqi armed factions backed by Iran have been working for months to develop ballistic missiles and are threatening to use them against American forces in the country, Shiite commanders and Iraqi security officials

BAGHDAD: Iraqi armed factions backed by Iran have been working for months to develop ballistic missiles and are threatening to use them against American forces in the country, Shiite commanders and Iraqi security officials

RAS KARKAR: Israeli security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Friday at rock-throwing Palestinians protesting against land seizures for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, among the disputes stalling peace efforts.Around

Palestinian officials have sharply criticised a US decision to halt funding to the United Nations' agency assisting Palestine refugees across the Middle East, calling it a "flagrant assault" against Palestinian people. The comments on

The Syrian government and its ally Russia have hinted, in recent statements, that a push to retake the northern province of Idlib, the last major rebel-held area, may begin soon. It is a sign that Syria's

Aretha Louise Franklin, a US music icon who died earlier in August at the age of 76, has been given a star-studded, six-hour funeral in her hometown Detroit in the state of Michigan. Political

The head of the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that a potential government offensive in the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria risks causing renewed displacement and discourage others Syrians from returning home.

Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary suffered an inauspicious start as President Joseph Kabila's anointed candidate for the highest political office in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). En route to filing his candidacy on August 8,

From Argentina's peso to the Turkish lira, the currencies of emerging markets are taking a battering. Both economies have been plunged into turmoil this year. Their currencies have collapsed, coming under pressure from an

India's economy is racing ahead, shrugging off global trade tensions and a sharp fall in its currency. The country's gross domestic product grew 8.2% in the quarter ended June, according to official data released