Middle East

Government offensive in the northwestern part of the country has led to 900,000 displaced

The Syrian president \declared victory in Aleppo on Monday and vows to retake Idlib

The first meeting of a Libyan Political Forum aimed at forming a new government has also been scheduled for Feb 26 in Geneva

Syrian president makes a rare televised address after Syrian forces regain complete control of provincial capital from rebel fighters

The heavily armed Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, is a main backer of Diab's Cabinet, which took office last month after efforts failed to strike a deal with Saad al-Hariri, a traditional Western ally

Ahmad Khalili flew home with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had been in Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference, Iranian state TV quoted spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said it had received credible allegations of protesters being targeted with hunting rifles, stones and firebombs on the nights of Feb. 14-16, leading to at least 50 injuries

Hundreds of thousands trapped in northwestern Syria with little food or adequate shelter for sub-zero temperatures in what United Nations says is greatest humanitarian crisis in region since war erupted almost nine years ago

The announcement came hours after troops consolidated the government's hold over the key Aleppo province, capturing over 30 villages and hamlets in the western countryside in one day and securing the provincial capital

Washington says the fate of the deal depends on a successful implementation of a 7-day reduced fighting truce

Iranian president says Trump thinks a war would 'ruin' his reelection chances

The Syrian government advance also appeared to put the provincial capital of Aleppo out of the firing range of opposition groups for the first time in years, another sign of Syrian President Bashar Assad's growing control of the area

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mohammad Shtayyeh said the US plan was 'no more than a memo of understanding between [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and Trump'

Every year tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa cross the Gulf of Aden into conflict-ridden Yemen in hopes of finding work in Saudi Arabia

Iran-linked Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down the aircraft