Egypt's ISIS branch claims deadly Sinai attack
An Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack that killed a colonel and...
15-year-old killed during confrontations with Israeli soldiers
Israeli troops shot and killed a 15-year-old boy during clashes near the West Bank city of Nablus, said the Palestinian health ministry on Wednesday.
The...
Israel seeks 'solution' over Egypt gas row
Israel announced Tuesday that it was sending an envoy to Cairo to find a solution after Egyptian firms were ordered to pay $1.76 billion...
Norway to send 60 troops to train Syrian fighters
Norway will send some 60 troops, including special forces soldiers, to train, advise and give operational support to Syrian fighters battling Islamic State (ISIS)...
Mali, U.S., and French forces react after extremists hit hotel
Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Friday morning, killing at least three people and...
At least 9 escape kidnappers in Iraq, cross into Kuwait
At least nine people who were part of a hunting group kidnapped in southern Iraq managed to escape and have now crossed into Kuwait,...
Saudi Arabia lists 4 firms, 3 Lebanese men with links to Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had blacklisted four companies and three Lebanese men for having links to Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah,...
UN expects 600,000 migrant arrivals from Turkey over next 4 months
Up to 600,000 migrants and refugees are expected to cross from Turkey to Greece and onwards over the next four months, the UN said...
Turkey says it will hold military drills in eastern Mediterranean
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 1-2, the latest in a series...
Kuwait economy shrinks on falling oil prices
Kuwait's economy contracted last year for the first time since 2010 as the Gulf state suffered the consequences of the global drop in oil...
