Oil prices fell further on Friday as inflationary concerns and global demand uncertainty weighed on prices. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $84.52 per barrel at 09.55 a.m. local time (0655 GMT), down 0.27% from the closing price of $84.75 a barrel in the previous trading...

The UN chief was speaking to journalists following a visit to the Jeddah Rehabilitation Centre in northern Iraq, where he met returnees from the notorious Al-Hol camp, whose residents are mainly women and children under 12.  “Iraq is demonstrating with enormous commitment that...

Beirut (AFP) – Eight truffle-hunters were killed and more than 30 injured in eastern Syria when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a landmine, a war monitor said Thursday. "Eight citizens were killed and at least 35 wounded when a landmine... exploded as they were travelling to look...

The United Nations chief on Wednesday praised Iraq for repatriating citizens detained in neighboring Syria on suspicion of ties to the Islamic State group and pledged international support for the country’s efforts to regain stability and security. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres...