Libya is on the verge of economic collapse as rival factions haggle over a political settlement, the United Nations special envoy said on Thursday. Bernardino Leon, who has been trying for months to broker an agreement on a national unity government for Libya, said the United Nations was...

(NOW)- Attention has already been drawn in previous leaks to international journalists who were in contact with Bashar al-Assad’s media aides. Many of these reporters were simply requesting interviews with the president, after obtaining the relevant email addresses through third-party...

 Nearly 300 people have been killed in several days of fighting since ISIS launched an attack against Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, an activist group said Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of sources on the ground, said the toll...

Iran is prepared for "all scenarios" in talks with world powers about curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, its top nuclear negotiator said on Friday when asked what would happen if no final deal was reached by July. Diplomats have been working in...