Middle East
Turkey ready to join coalition’s anti-IS strikes
Turkey is now ready to fully participate in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group and may do so within days, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The...
Troops storm in to rescue British hostage held for 18 months by al-Qaeda
A British hostage has been released after a military intelligence operation in Yemen.
Gunfire, tear gas as Lebanese police fight Beirut protesters
Police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons battled thousands of Lebanese protesters Saturday demonstrating against government corruption...
Israel launches strikes into Syria after rocket attack
The Israeli army warned the government in war-wracked Syria it will “suffer the consequences” after four rockets crashed Thursday into the...
Six policemen among 29 hurt as massive car bomb explodes in Egypt capital
A powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in a popular residential neighborhood in Cairo, wounding 29 people including...
Six policemen hurt as massive car bomb explodes in Egyptian capital
A powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in a popular residential neighborhood in Cairo, wounding at least six police...
IS beheads leading Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra
Islamic State militants beheaded one of Syria’s most prominent antiquities scholars in the ancient town of Palmyra, then hung his body from one of...
Human rights fears mount as Egypt adopts tough new anti-terrorism laws
Stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight a growing Islamist insurgency have been introduced by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The laws...
Spate of bombings kill 24 across Baghdad
A spate of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 24 people on Saturday, two days after the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital since Prime Minister...
Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end fighting...
At least 60 killed and 200 injured in Baghdad food market truck bombing
A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood in the early morning hours on Thursday, killing...
Warring groups reach deal for 48-hour ceasefire in key Syrian towns
A 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between fighting groups in the rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani and two nearby villages in Idlib province.
Iraq PM Abadi moves to tackle corruption amid mounting protests
Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi won the support of his cabinet on Sunday to eliminate a layer of senior government positions, part of a push to reduce...
Israel jails Jewish extremist for 6 months without trial or charge
Israel has jailed a Jewish extremist for six months without charges or trial, expanding a crackdown against militant Jews and deploying a contentious measure...
Taliban confirm death of Mullah Omar - then elect a new leader
Two senior Taliban officials have confirmed the death of leader Mullah Omar, as the group elected a new leader.
Around 1,200 escape from Yemen prison, including al Qaida suspects
The prisoners escaped Tuesday after guards deserted their posts amid fierce fighting between Shiite rebels and their opponents, officials said. A...
Israeli church where ‘Jesus fed the 5,000’ is gutted by arsonists
A famous Israeli church complex has been ruined in what is thought to have been an arson attack by a gang of youths.
Car bomb kills two soldiers as rebel fighters ‘retaliate for Turkish airstrikes’
Two soliders were killed and four others injured when Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb in the south-east of Turkey.
Syria’s Assad announces amnesty for army deserters and draft-dodgers
Military deserters have been offered an amnesty by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
In shift, Turkish jets strike Islamic State targets in Syria
In a major tactical shift, Turkish warplanes struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria on Friday, a day after IS militants fired at...
Turkish fighter jets destroy three ISIS targets in Syria as tensions escalate
Turkish air force jets have attacked Islamic State targets across the border in Syria as 5,000 anti-terror police also raided addresses in Istanbul.
Children among 21 dead as engagement party boat sinks in River Nile crash
At least 21 people celebrating an engagement were killed on the Nile north of Cairo when a cargo ship hit their chartered boat.
Iraqi officials say Baghdad market bombings kill 26 people
A pair of car bombs exploded Wednesday at crowded popular markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least...
Suspected Turkish suicide bomber had traveled to Syria: officials
A suicide bomber who killed at least 32 people, mostly young students, in southeastern Turkey is thought to have traveled to Syria last year with the help...
Turkey identifies suspect in suicide attack as dead activists mourned
Turkey said Tuesday it had identified a suspect over a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria blamed on Islamic State jihadists, as the government...
A picnic, talk of building a nursery and then suicide bomber kills dozens
A suicide bomber killed 27 people and injured another 100 in an attack on the Turkish city of Suruc near the Syrian border on Monday.
At least 115 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 115 people,...
At least 90 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 90 people,...
At least 35 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 35 people,...
Egyptian navy vessel targeted by militants off Sinai’s coast
An Egyptian navy vessel was targeted on Thursday by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, who claimed they destroyed it with a rocket while...
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