Firefighters and specialist aircraft in Lebanon are working to tackle a series of wildfires which have broken out during a period of high temperatures and strong winds. The blazes started in Lebanon’s western mountains, but have spread to other areas. The initial cause is not known. Officials said on Tuesday that more than 100 fires […]

Image copyright Egypt Antiquities MinistryImage caption More details about the discovery will be released at a news conference on Saturday Archaeologists have found more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, the country’s antiquities ministry says. The coffins, whose brightly-coloured decorations are still visible, were uncovered at the Theban necropolis of […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption Hossein Fereydoun denied any wrongdoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s brother has reportedly begun a five-year prison sentence for corruption. Hossein Fereydoun, who was a close adviser to the president, entered Tehran’s Evin prison on Wednesday, his lawyer told local media. He was convicted of “receiving bribes” in May and sentenced to […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Donald Trump exchange with reporter over troops withdrawal President Donald Trump has said the US should not be intervening in Turkey’s military operation in Syria because it is “not our border”, and called the former US allies the Kurds “no angels”. The US is facing intense […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Mr Putin got the red carpet treatment on his historic visit to Riyadh Once it would have been almost unthinkable: a red carpet roll-out in Riyadh for a Russian leader. “Those Godless Communists” is how some of Saudi Arabia’s more devout citizens once referred to the Soviets during the Cold War. […]

Image copyright Getty Images President Donald Trump’s policies on Syria are a disaster largely of his own making – one that could cost him re-election in 2020, says former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley. There will not be an article of impeachment that includes Donald Trump’s latest decisions regarding Syria among his alleged […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFires spread in Lebanon’s hills: “People are screaming – people are stuck in their houses” Lebanon has asked for international help battling hundreds of forest fires that broke out on Monday and have spread abroad. The blazes – the worst in decades – started in Lebanon’s western […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a US call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria. Mr Erdogan’s comments come ahead of a visit to Turkey by the US vice-president and US secretary of state. Turkey […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption The Syrian regime is moving towards the Turkish border after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces It has taken a week to reshape the map of the Syrian war, in the seven days since President Donald Trump used what he called his “great and unmatched wisdom” to order the withdrawal […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption According to exit polls more than 90% of young people supported Kais Saied Retired academic Kais Saied is set to become Tunisia’s next president after a landslide victory in Sunday’s vote. The electoral commission announced that the former law professor, 61, secured 73% of votes in the run-off election. He was […]