Kerry hopes for clarity on Syria talks within 24 to 48 hrs
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to...
Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between...
Hamas says its security chief wounded in Gaza car bombing
GAZA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hamas' security chief in the Gaza Strip was wounded in a car bombing on Friday in what the Islamist...
U.S. delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling Islamic State
The United States has carried out a fresh delivery of ammunition to fighters from the Syrian Arab Coalition battling Islamic State in northern Syria,...
Iran says Canadian-Iranian committed suicide in jail; more arrests expected
Iran's judiciary said on Sunday an Iranian-Canadian activist had committed suicide in detention because of the weight of evidence against him in a spying...
Efforts to crush ISIS will extend to Libya: French PM said
International efforts to crush ISIS will increasingly have to extend to Libya where the militants are getting a hold, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls...
Jordan frees No. 2 figure in Muslim Brotherhood from prison
Jordan on Monday released a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group after he served over two-thirds of his 18-month prison term for...
Isis razes to ground the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq
It has been reported in the British newspaper " Independent " that The ISIS jihadist group has completely destroyed a 1,400-year-old Christian monastery in...
2m pilgrims flock to Mina
Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the holy city of Makkah. They came by bus, car or...
14,000 Chinese Muslims performed Haj this year
Chinese Ambassador Li Chengwen has said that about 14,000 Chinese Muslims came to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj this year, and more than 20...
