Pressure builds on ISIS with twin assaults in Syria and Iraq
US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State (ISIS) group on Wednesday, in two of the most important ground...
ISIS extremists tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
The Daesh group killed three of its captives in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then...
British lawmakers wary of government plan for Syria airstrikes
The British government says it is still considering airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, even though an influential group of lawmakers says...
France opposition Syrian National Coalition must be central to peace talks
The Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) must be the main actor to unite all rebel groups in any future peace talks with the...
France launches airstrikes in Syria as Paris investigation widens
French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed...
Hariri court rejects bid to acquit Hezbollah suspect
Judges at a UN-backed tribunal Wednesday threw out a bid to acquit an alleged Hezbollah member of any role in the 2005 assassination of...
On eve of Israel embassy move, US says ‘hard at work’ on peace
Top US officials insisted Sunday that they could still push forward the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process despite outrage across the Arab world over the...
Deal reached on political solution to Libya conflict
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on ending the political deadlock...
Third bomber at Paris’ Bataclan music hall identified
A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan...
Russia, U.S., U.N. set to hold trilateral Syria talks in Geneva
Russia, the United States and the United Nations will hold talks on Syria in Geneva on Friday as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict...
