Egypt to try 9 policemen for death in custody
Egypt on Thursday ordered nine policemen to stand trial for the beating to death of a man in custody, prosecutors said, after authorities vowed...
Secretary Kerry calls for Syrian and Arab ground troops to fight against ISIS
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Thursday for Syrian and Arab ground troops to take on Islamic State fighters to enable a complete...
Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire
BEIRUT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that...
Iran building new production hall for centrifuges in mountains near Natanz
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran has begun to build a hall in "the heart of the mountains" near its Natanz nuclear site for...
Egypt's ISIS branch claims deadly Sinai attack
An Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack that killed a colonel and...
UK police smash fraud network linked to Syria
Britain convicted nine men in a case of “industrial-scale fraud” on Thursday after a terrorism investigation uncovered suspect payments into an account of a...
Biden and Erdogan aim to ramp up ISIS fight
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against ISIS in...
EU, Turkey driving hard bargain before migration summit
European and Turkish officials are working to smooth out their remaining differences on an agreement to help stem flows of migrants to Europe, which...
Kuwait MPs demand 24 officials prosecuted over Dow deal
Kuwaiti MPs called on the government Wednesday to refer 24 ex-oil officials to the public prosecutor over a scrapped deal with US firm Dow...
US-led coalition drops 50 tons of ammunition to anti-Isil Syrian rebels
U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running...
