At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community, mainly elderly people, have been released by the Islamic State (ISIS)…
An Iranian court has ordered the closure of Mardom e-Emruz (Today's People) newspaper after publishing a picture of George Clooney…
Yemen president's chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has been abducted by gunmen, officials have said. Ahmed Awad bin…
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and…
Lebanon has imposed stricter conditions for Syrians entering the country in a bid to slow the flow of asylum seekers…
Israel has frozen the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinians following their bid to join the International Criminal Court…
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is suffering from pneumonia and has been breathing with the aid of a tube, Saudi…
A Christmas Eve Mass has been held by in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Christian pilgrims from across the…
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein has died after a confrontation with Israeli troops at a protest in the West Bank.…
The UN has appealed for a record $16 billion to fund its humanitarian operations in 2015, with almost half the…