(Eqtsad)- People of northern Idlib province who fled the regime’s offensive to the border city of Afrin have been facing restrictions imposed by the local authorities, displaced said. Mohamed Nadeem, one of the displaced, who recently arrived in Afrin, said the Trinda military...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday his government wants to avoid an escalation with Israel but the international community must reject Israel’s “blatant violation” of Lebanese sovereignty. Two drones crashed on Sunday in Beirut suburbs prompting the Iran-backed Hezbollah...

Lebanon's president on Monday said an Israeli drone attack on Beirut at the weekend was a "declaration of war" that justified a military response. "What happened is a declaration of war," Michel Aoun told Jan Kubis, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in a meeting. "This allows us...

Germany’s cartel office said on Monday it would appeal a regional court decision to suspend restrictions it had placed on Facebook’s data collection practices to the country’s highest court. A court in Duesseldorf had earlier suspended a February decision by the Federal Cartel Office to...

Mexico’s president said on Monday his country was “doing well” in addressing U.S. demands to contain illegal immigration and that Mexican and American officials will meet on Sept. 10 to take stock of the situation after a key deadline expires. In June, Mexico’s government averted a threat...

EU leaders should pay no heed to British lawmakers who say they can stop Brexit, a senior UK government source said on Monday, repeating Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s line that Britain will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 with or without a deal. Britain has yet to agree a deal with the European...

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to leave a window open for diplomacy with Iran Monday after French President Emmanuel Macron flew in Iran's foreign minister to a G7 summit in an effort to reduce U.S.-Iranian tensions. European leaders have struggled to calm the deepening confrontation...

McLaren driver Lando Norris is racing to be fit for the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend after the teenager suffered a foot injury on holiday. Norris was wearing a supportive brace on his left leg during a live video stream as he raced online last night. The 19-year-old has been on...

Airstrikes targeted Syria's last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at least nine people, including a woman and her child, opposition activists sad. The attacks come as regime forces turn their focus on another rebel-held town in Idlib,...

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive in Idlib did not violate any agreements with Turkey, the RIA news agency reported. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday that...

The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi. “Rejection of international law, not just lack of respect for international law,...

Turkish ground troops will enter a planned safe zone in northern Syria "very soon," President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, after a joint operation centre with the United States opened at the weekend. Turkey and the United States agreed earlier this month to set up the joint centre for the...

Iran has deployed a naval destroyer with long-range cruise missile systems to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for Iranian ships travelling through the region, state-run Press TV reported Monday. The ship will be accompanied by a logistical vessel and a helicopter carrier, Press TV...

Kuwait's 90-year-old emir Monday held his first public meetings since falling ill last week, sitting down with the crown prince, head of parliament and members of his cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported. KUNA published pictures of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah seated...

A powerful bloc in Iraq's parliament is calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq following a series of airstrikes blamed on Israel targeting Iran-backed militias in the country. The Fatah Coalition said Monday it holds the United States fully responsible for this Israeli...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that fuel transfers to Gaza be cut in half in response to a rocket attack against Israel. The military announced Monday that the measure would take effect immediately and until further notice. The harsh response follows airstrikes...

An Israeli strike in Syria against what it said was an attack plan by an Iranian force came amid allegations it has also targeted sites in Iraq. In addition to that, claims from Lebanon's Hezbollah that Israel was behind a drone attack on its Beirut stronghold on Sunday has further...

A wildfire that raged through the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria for more than a week has finally been brought under control, emergency services said on Monday. In a tweet, they said the blaze had been "declared controlled" by the regional government. "Ground crew will continue...

Iran said on Monday it had sold the oil aboard a tanker that was released this month after being detained for six weeks by the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Adrian Darya 1, formerly named the Grace 1, was seized by Gibraltar police and British special forces on July 4 on...

Israeli air strikes hit a military position belonging to a Palestinian group in Lebanon, near the Syrian border, early on Monday, Lebanon's An-Nahar news said. The position belonged to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, the newspaper said. The strikes...