A deal between Serbia and Kosovo is possible this year but cannot include border changes, Kosovo's premier Ramush Haradinaj told AFP in an interview, warning that territory swaps could revive old demons in the war-scarred Balkans. The idea that Serbia and Kosovo -- a former southern...

Emmanuel Macron's popularity has picked up from record opinion poll lows since his launch of a "great national debate" in France in a bid to prove he will take on board the fierce criticism of "yellow vest" protesters who have upended the centrist president's reform agenda. After losing 15...

From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in a challenge to the country's fragile government. The political wrangling is another indication of Iraq's precarious position as it tries to...

The historical spring of Afqa in the ancient Palmyra city has revived again after almost 25 years of drought, Syrian State-run news agency reported. Archaeologist Mohamed Khaled Asaad told (SANA) that the spring was historically the cause of prosperity and the continuity of life in...