Additional sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States show that Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday. The United States placed sanctions on Iran’s largest petrochemical holding group on Friday for indirectly...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A huge fire broke out overnight in a camp sheltering hundreds of Syrian refugees in the Lebanese town of Deir al-Ahmar as rescue workers are still working to extinguish the fire. Activists said Lebanese men had set the fire in al-Kartias camp to force the refugees...

 Israel expects to start U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon on setting a maritime border within weeks, a senior Israeli official said Tuesday. Lebanon has not commented publicly on whether it would attend talks or on any possible timeline. The official said that the U.N. peacekeeping...

Lebanon's planned demolition of concrete shelters housing Syrian refugees near the border could make at least 15,000 children homeless, aid groups warned Tuesday. The authorities in April set a June 9 deadline for Syrian refugees living in shelters built with materials other than timber and...