Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison
A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday...
Turkish PM tells Merkel: trial for German reporter shortly
Turkey's prime minister said Thursday during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that a prominent German-Turkish journalist held in prison for a year...
Assad’s allies Russia and Iran in Mideast resurgence
After years of waning influence, Russia and Iran made a dramatic comeback in the Middle East in 2015 as they threw their support behind...
Mecca Summit: Tehran’s actions threaten international maritime trade and global oil supplies in a...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman told an emergency Gulf Arab meeting on Thursday that Iran's development of nuclear...
Egypt President Sisi says Britain and other NATO members must do more in Libya
Britain and other NATO members involved in toppling Muammar Gaddafi must do more to help prevent the spread of Islamist extremism in Libya, Egyptian...
PM Cameron to set out anti-Islamic State strategy
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday he will set out a comprehensive strategy for tackling Islamic State militants, including why he believes...
Residents trapped in 'sealed casket' IS stronghold as Iraqi forces close in
As Iraqi forces close in on the western city of Ramadi, thousands of civilians are effectively being held hostage inside by Islamic State militants...
Russia identifies groups behind Egypt plane crash
Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service, said on Thursday Russia had identified groups behind the explosion of a Russian plane in...
Hopes for Syria peace dim, Obama wants Assad out
Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed Thursday as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed...
Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...
