Rome: Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to...
Rome: Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to...
TIKRIT, Iraq: Two roadside bombs struck a convoy carrying Iraqi families fleeing an Islamic State-controlled town in the north of the country late...
ANKARA: Turkey's military hit 71 Islamic State targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said on Saturday, intensifying strikes against...
Sao Paulo: A major leftist activist group said Friday that police burst into its training center in Sao Paulo, firing gunshots and briefly...
ISMAILIA, Egypt: An Egyptian general was killed by militants on Friday near his home in North Sinai, the military said, the second soldier...
GAZA CITY: Few documents in history have caused as much trouble as Britain’s 1917 Balfour Declaration, which this week celebrated its 99th anniversary....
JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have approved construction of 181 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian expert on Israeli...
Mosul: Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul yesterday, expanding the army’s foothold in the Islamic State (IS) bastion...
AMMAN: Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a...
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and proof that...
ISTANBUL: Increased political uncertainty, a fall in tourism and high levels of corporate debt are taking their toll on Turkey’s economy, where growth...
Aleppo, Syria: A Russian-declared ceasefire for opposition-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo took effect on Friday, but there was little sign that...
GENEVA: At least 240 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya within the last 48 hours, possibly as an unintended consequence of...
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Germany of being one of the world's worst countries for harbouring "terrorists", saying Berlin...
Paris: French warplanes have tripled their rate of air strikes to support Iraqi forces since the start of the offensive to retake Mosul...
BEIRUT: Syrian insurgents stepped up a week-long offensive on government-held areas in the city of Aleppo on Thursday, detonating three car bombs and...
Aleppo, Syria: Syrian rebels renewed their bid to break a government siege on eastern Aleppo on Thursday, shelling regime-held parts of the city,...
Ali Rash, Iraq: Ammunition strapped across his chest and armed with a Dragunov sniper rifle, Ahmed Thair Jassem of Iraq's 9th Armoured Division...
