ISIS claims central Baghdad bombing
The hardline militant group Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Tuesday morning in central Baghdad that police said killed three...
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power...
ISIS income fell by 30% after territory losses
Islamic State (ISIS) group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes...
At least a year before 'El Chapo' could go to U.S.
The latest in the capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, his meeting with Sean Penn and efforts to send him to...
Rival Libyan parliament chiefs meet but reject U.N. peace deal
The leaders of Libya's rival parliaments rejected a U.N. peace deal a day before moderates from both sides were due to sign it, highlighting...
Saudi facing 'long' Yemen war after talks fail
Six months after Saudi Arabia said its war in Yemen was winding down, air strikes are again pounding rebels and rockets flying across the...
France air strikes in Syria: '33 Isis militants killed' in Raqqa in three days...
Thirty three Isis militants have been killed in northern Syria by air strikes carried out by France and Russia in the past three days,...
Saudis pledge to continue Yemen bombing campaign: Asiri said
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has vowed to continue its air campaign as bombing entered a second day.
The Shia rebels’ northern...
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Somalia says it has cut diplomatic ties with Iran amid ongoing tensions between the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia.
A Somali Foreign Ministry statement issued...
Yemen ceasefire takes effect as U.N. talks open
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled.
Coalition spokesman...
