Syrian Kurds evacuate city as battle with Assad intensifies
Syrian Kurdish authorities evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes...
Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies
Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a...
Iraq Kurds repel major ISIS offensive
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled a multi-pronged offensive by ISIS in the northern province of Nineveh Wednesday, officials said.
One of the targeted areas included...
U.S. VP chides Turkey over press freedom
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip to Turkey on Friday that intimidating the media, curtailing internet freedom and accusing academics of...
Iran tests missile, ‘breaches U.N. resolutions’
Iran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile last month in a breach of two U.N. Security Council resolutions, two U.S. officials said on Monday.
The...
Lebanon seeks to fix relationship with Saudi Arabia
The Lebanese government said on Monday it was necessary to fix ties with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh last week suspended a $3 billion aid...
Arab League labels Hezbollah terrorist organisation
The Arab League labelled Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah a terrorist organisation on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise between Sunni and Shi'ite powers...
Saudi-led coalition recaptures Bab al-Mandab
Government forces in Yemen now control the key Bab al-Mandab Strait through which much of the world’s maritime traffic passes after retaking it from...
French FM faces criticism on Iran visit
France's foreign minister traveled to Tehran on Monday promising tough talk on Iran's ballistic missile program but was met with stiff resistance from...
Coalition faces growing ISIS threat in Libya
The United States and Italy warned Tuesday that the Islamic State (ISIS) group is expanding its reach, threatening to seize Libya and launch attacks...
