Middle East
Russia says Syria army halts Aleppo attacks as rebels cornered
Syria\'s army on Thursday halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow for trapped civilians to be evacuated, Russia\'s foreign minister announced, after ...Fatah picks party officials amid talk of Abbas succession
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas\'s Fatah party on Saturday held a vote for members of its ruling bodies that could give clues to ...Mosul food, water reserves dwindle as fighting cuts off supplies
The United Nations issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the humanitarian situation in eastern Mosul where the U.S.-backed Iraqi army is ...Exodus as Syria rebels lose northeast Aleppo
Syria\'s rebels lost all of the northern neighbourhoods of their stronghold in east Aleppo on Monday, as the army made significant advances ...Kuwait votes as opposition ends boycott
Kuwaitis went to the polls Saturday for the first election in nearly four years contested by the opposition amid fresh disputes over ...More than 40 dead as trains collide in Iran
At least 40 people were killed and 100 injured when one Iranian passenger train collided with another at a station about 150 ...U.N. says nearly 1 million Syrians besieged; U.S. names, shames commanders
The number of besieged Syrians has more than doubled over the past year to nearly one million, the United Nations aid chief ...Turkey withdraws child sex bill after protests
The Turkish government on Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that could overturn men\'s convictions for child-sex assault, after an angry public backlash ...Fears for Aleppo civilians as Syria regime advances
Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held east Aleppo on Monday, as the UN raised the alarm for nearly one million people ...Syrian government refuses UN truce terms for Aleppo
The Syrian government on Sunday refused a U.N. proposal to grant the rebel-held eastern districts of Aleppo autonomy in order to restore ...




