Acted on intelligence reports, Iraqi forces on Friday carried out airstrikes on IS hideouts in the Hamrin mountain range in the southeastern part of Kirkuk province, according to a statement from the ...

DAMASCUS/BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday held separate phone talks with leaders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq on recent developments in Syria, ...

In northern Gaza, at least 40 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Araj family, which was sheltering displaced people in the Tal Al-Zatar area of Beit Lahia, the ...

On Nov. 24, the NSC raised the travel warning for Thailand to Level 2, meaning travelers are recommended to "take increased precautionary measures" without avoiding or leaving the country altogether, ...

RIYADH, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The second Saudi International Handicrafts Week concluded here on Saturday at the Roshn Exhibition and Convention Center, gathering over 500 artisans, cultural ...

SOFIA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, connected with Bulgarian youth via video link on Saturday, sharing their experiences in space exploration and answering questions ...

One of the gathering restrictions, which allowed a maximum of 10, 100, 350, or 2,000 people in the north depending on the distance from the Lebanese border in the past, has been changed to a maximum ...

The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector came in at 50.3 in November, up from 50.1 in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement. A reading above 50 ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday strongly condemned an attack by armed "terrorist elements" on Iran's consulate general in northern Syria's ...

BEIRUT, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and six others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official and military sources.

DAMASCUS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied opposition factions are advancing in the northern countryside of Hama province in central Syria after capturing key ...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's national flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, announced on Saturday the resumption of passenger flights to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, effective Nov. 30.