Middle East news

At least five people have been killed by a moderately powerful earthquake in eastern Iran, say officials. The 5.5…

The Palestinian leadership on Friday condemned the Israeli government's decision to build new Jewish settlements a…

Tunisia's President Moncef Marzouki has asked the nation's Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to appoint a new cabinet as…

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a non-member observer state - a move…

International charity Save the Children has warned 200,000 Syrian refugee children are at serious risk from…

A suicide bomber targeted worshippers who had gathered at a mosque in north Afghanistan for prayers to mark Eid…

Opposition says it will boycott parliamentary polls and calls for protest march to denounce changes to the election…

Flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, has taken delivery of the first of three Boeing 737-800NG aircraft…

A senior Libyan official has cast doubt on an earlier statement that Moussa Ibrahim, the spokesman for late leader…

Lebanese opposition leader Saad Hariri has called on all citizens to attend a funeral for security chief Wissam…