ISIS claims deadly Sinai bombing as experts probe Russian crash
A bombing claimed by the Islamic State group Wednesday killed at least four policemen in Egypt's Sinai, as investigators pursued their probe of a...
ISIS frees 270 kidnapped people in eastern Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, kidnapped at...
Saudi forces shoot down Houthi Scud
Saudi-led forces shot down a ballistic missile on Thursday morning launched from Sanaa by Houthi forces and those allied to deposed Yemeni President Ali...
Suicide bomber strikes Yemen military convoy, kills 8
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 17, including a senior commander, when he rammed a car laden with explosives into...
After Assad audience, Russia eyes seizing diplomatic initiative on Syria
The Kremlin believes it has taught Washington an object lesson in how to take on Islamist militants in Syria. Basking in the afterglow of...
Iraqi PM's reforms hindered by divisions amid ISIS threat
Facing resistance from within his own party, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is struggling to sustain support for a political shake-up he says is...
Sudan peace talks break without deal: African Union
Peace talks between Sudan's government and rebels have adjourned without a deal after a week of negotiations in Ethiopia, African Union mediators said Tuesday.
Rebel...
Lebanese man stranded for 42 days in Ecuador airport
A Lebanese man has been stuck in immigration purgatory at an airport in Ecuador for 42 days after losing his passport and being returned...
Iraqi PM to US: We Don't Need Your Boots on the Ground to Fight...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ruled out supporting the deployment of US ground forces in the country to fight against jihadist groups like...
Syria activists accuse government forces of chemical attack
Syria activists have accused regime forces of using a "toxic gas" during clashes in a flashpoint town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...
