The U.S. has started construction of two new military bases in oil-rich areas in northern Syria, mostly in Deir Ezzor province. The military bases are being built in the 113th Brigade area and near al-Sur region, according to local sources. While the footage captured by Anadolu...

Yemen's internationally recognised government signed a Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal with southern separatists Tuesday aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the country's civil war.  Unrest in the south, which saw secessionist forces seize control of Yemen's interim capital...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for the creation of a more "reliable" national version of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. The president told a Kremlin meeting of a committee on the future of the Russian language: "As for Wikipedia... it's better to replace it with the...

Lebanese traders are struggling to pay for imports of everything from pasta to nappies as banks impose restrictions on lines of credit in response to concerns about tighter liquidity after weeks of street demonstrations. Huge anti-government protests have led to the resignation of Prime...