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Syria’s parliament speaker announced Sunday that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26.

Beirut’s roads are riddled with potholes, many walls are covered in anti-government graffiti and countless street lamps have long since gone dark.

It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is.

Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, who is based in Qatar and is a spiritual leader for the Muslim Brotherhood, has contracted COVID-19, his official Twitter account said.

Israeli warplanes flew at a medium altitude over wide areas of Lebanon Sunday, in the latest of violation by Israel of Lebanese sovereignty and U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in a bid to repair relations between the two regional rivals, four years after they cut off diplomatic ties, the Financial … Read More

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck southwestern Iran along the Gulf.

Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries.

In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned “gigafactory”.

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final to win the trophy for a record-extending 31st time.