Middle East

Beirut: Insurgents killed at least 19 civilians believed to be from families of fighters loyal to the Syrian government after capturing a village from...

Tikrit: Shooting and bomb attacks claimed by IS killed at least 16 people in northern Iraq on Friday, days after IS's deadliest blasts so far this year...

Washington: The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Aguila Saleh, the president of Libya's internationally recognised parliament in Tobruk, over...

Beirut: Hezbollah's top military commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in a blast at a base near Damascus airport, the group said on Friday, one...

Gaza: Egypt opened its border with Gaza for the first time in three months on Wednesday, giving Palestinians a two-day respite from a closure stemming from...

Tunis: Tunisian security forces killed two suspected militants and recovered weapons during a raid near Tunis against a group planning to attack the...

Misrata (Libya): Forces in western Libya are preparing to advance on the city of Sirte, seized by IS last year, their spokesman said, pushing ahead with...

Algiers: Former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil brushes off talk of presidential ambitions. But as he travels from town to town meeting officials and...

Baghdad: Three suicide bombings claimed by IS across Baghdad killed at least 80 people on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said, in the...

Istanbul: Turkish air strikes in the southeastern province of Hakkari and in northern Iraq killed 11 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters on Tuesday, the...