Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo
Egyptian police in Cairo have killed a leader of a regional Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISISL) cell, Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The leader,...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
Yemen peace talks postponed, U.N. says
A round of United Nations-brokered Yemen peace talks will not begin on Jan. 14 as planned but may take place a week or more...
Lebanese army kill 2, arrests 27 militants in border town
Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen and arrested at least 27 suspected militants, including a commander from the Islamic State (ISIS) group, in a raid...
Czech release of Syrian Kurdish leader triggers outrage in Turkey
A Czech court on Tuesday released prominent Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim, wanted by Turkey on terror charges, prompting outrage in Ankara which said...
Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran
Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting...
25 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israel army
Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent...
50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos
The session held at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos witnessed a strong presence of the Saudi leading powers.
As the...
King, Putin discuss Syria crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman about finding a solution to the Syria crisis, just...
Syrians on hunger strike in Greece over bid to rejoin families
Athens, Nov 2, 2017 (AFP) - More than a dozen Syrian refugees are on hunger strike in Athens to highlight the plight of 2,000...
