Syrian state TV reported early on Tuesday that shelling hit a natural gas plant in the south-central area of the city of Homs as well as the Ebla gas plant there. Firefighting units are still trying to put out a fire at the south-central area gas plant while no damage was reported at the...

 Iran is ready to cooperate with the European Union on issues related to the nuclear deal it agreed with world powers in 2015, President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on Monday by the ISNA news service. He made his comments at a meeting with Josep Borell, the head of the EU’s...

Flights carrying patients in need of urgent medical attention will begin Monday to fly from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, aid and diplomatic sources said, a long-sought confidence-building measure in diplomatic efforts to end the five-year war. The United Nations and World Health Organization...

A policy statement by Lebanon's new government calls for interest rate cuts and bank recapitalization in a rescue plan that includes "painful steps" to address a financial crisis, according to a draft seen Sunday by Reuters. The policy statement, on which the new government will seek a...