Saudi-led forces fight Houthi border advance, killing 20
Helicopters and fighter jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition on Sunday repelled Yemeni Houthi fighters who were pressing a six-day-old offensive to seize Saudi...
Suicide bombing and gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing, accompanied by an attack with guns and grenades, killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western...
Release of jailed Turkish journalists is 'defeat' for Erdogan
The release of two prominent Turkish journalists following a ruling by Turkey's top court that their rights had been violated is a "clear defeat"...
Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...
Saudi says ready to send forces to Syria if coalition decides
Saudi Arabia would be willing to commit its special forces to Syria should the international coalition decide to deploy ground troops against Islamic State,...
Syrian and Iraqi militants allegedly planned New Year's attack in Germany
Germany received a tip hours before midnight that named militants from Iraq and Syria were planning attacks in Munich but police have been unable...
Syria seeks to crush insurgent pocket, denies evacuation deal
Syrian troops fought on Sunday to crush the last pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants trapped in an enclave south of Damascus, state...
Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit
On Saturday, Khalifa Haftar’s alliances blocked oil exports from heating areas in the country's main ports, which adds more complications into the international summit...
The best-ever electoral performance – Israel’s Arab alliance
With 90 percent of votes counted, Israel’s largely Arab Joint List alliance had its best-ever electoral performance. But it may yet fall short of...
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States could broaden military cooperation with Russia in Syria, but that such a move...
