Syria Al-Nusra frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap deal
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police held for more than year in exchange for the release of prisoners and...
9 killed in Munich, gunman fixated on mass killing
A German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who drew no inspiration from...
UN top court to hear Qatar, UAE rights dispute
The UN's highest court will hold public hearings this month in an urgent case between United Arab Emirates and Qatar, which accuses its Gulf...
Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority: AFP
Rafah, Palestinian Territories, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on...
Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam says war has not stopped
A major Syrian rebel group has said the war had not stopped since a cessation of hostilities agreement came into effect, accusing the government...
Qatar joins Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon...
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the...
Bangladesh police arrest 10 on suspicion of militant activity
Security forces in Bangladesh arrested six people on Friday on suspicion of human trafficking and currency smuggling and possible involvement in militant activity, a...
Boko Haram 'largely' defeated, says Nigerian minister
Nigeria's information minister on Tuesday insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the jihadist group that left...
UNSC to prepare ‘further measures’ against N. Korea
The U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday to roll out new measures to punish North Korea after its shock announcement of a hydrogen bomb...
