German police watching more than 400 potential Islamist militants
The number of Islamist militant fighters returning to Germany from Syria and Iraq is on the rise and more than 400 people are being...
Yemen's Houthis free detained minister to aid talks
Yemen's Houthi movement released a detained minister and four activists on Thursday, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, in a move aimed...
More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks
A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of...
Jailed Lebanese ex-minister Samaha released on bail
A former Lebanese minister who is close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was released on bail on Thursday after serving a jail term for...
Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year
Egypt’s national defense council on Thursday extended the military’s participation in the Saudi-led operation in Yemen for up to one year, the presidency said...
Iran removed core from Arak reactor in key nuclear deal step
Iran has removed the sensitive core of its Arak nuclear reactor and U.N. inspectors will visit the site on Thursday to verify the move...
Total of 7 detained over Istanbul attack: Turkish minister
Turkey has arrested a total of seven suspects over a suicide bombing blamed on ISIS that killed 10 German tourists in Istanbul, the Turkish...
Egypt arrests Facebook page administrators, allegedly Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian security forces have arrested the administrators of 47 Facebook pages that the interior ministry says are run by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, intensifying...
Al-Qaeda urges attacks over Saudi executions
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for revenge attacks in Saudi Arabia and on the West after the kingdom's execution of some 40 jihadists,...
Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says
Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief...
