DAMASCUS: Syria held its first municipal elections since 2011 on Sunday, amid tensions with the country’s self-administered Kurdish region, which refused to allow polls.Turnout was modest at stations in the Syrian capital and candidates

BEIRUT: They dug trenches around towns, reinforced caves for cover and put up sand bags around their positions. They issued calls to arms, urging young men to join in the defense of Idlib, the

Yemen coalition resumes offensive to liberate Hodeidah after Houthis reject peace talks JEDDAH: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has resumed its offensive to liberate the vital Red Sea port of Hodeidah after proposed peace

It was nearly a year ago that an extraordinary story involving Saad Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, unfolded in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Hariri announced in a live TV address that he was resigning

The town of New Bern in North Carolina was among the worst hit by Florence as the relentless heavy rain flooded homes and scattered debris across neighbourhoods. The town's mayor says 30 roads are

As the UN envoy steps up efforts to revive talks to end the three-year-old civil war, fighting is intensifying across the country. But it is the country’s civilians that bear the brunt of the

Before arriving in southern China, Typhoon Mangkhut has left a trail of destruction across the northern Philippines. At least 53 people have been killed and authorities are expecting the death toll to rise. Others

An allegation of sexual assault made against Brett Kavanaugh makes him an even more contentious choice for many.

A golf course in a part of North Dakota locals call "Sili-drone Valley" believes it has a solution to declining membership at courses nationwide: Drone deliveries. Beginning Sept. 15, players at King's Walk Golf

AZRAQ: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said she could not rule out a longer-term deployment of German forces in the Middle East, amid a broader debate about a role for Germany in