Fierce clashes and rising numbers of suicide attacks have been reported in Mosul as Iraqi troops try to recapture the city from Islamic State militants. The...
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours....
At least eight people, including four civilians, have been killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a camp for internally displaced people in central...
Iraqi forces have surrounded Islamic State fighters in Mosul in their efforts to retake the second-largest city in Iraq, the military said. Federal police units recaptured...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released from prison Sunday morning after being granted parole. Olmert, 71, served 16 months of his 27-month corruption sentence...
A Saudi columnist has been suspended after he went too far in praise of the country’s leader, King Salman. Ramadan al-Anzi’s column in al-Jazirah newspaper lauded...
At least one person has died and a number of people wounded after a huge fire broke out at a camp for Syrian refugees in eastern...
A suicide bomber has launched an attack in the Syrian capital, with reports saying at least 19 people were killed. Syrian police had been chasing three...
Almost 500,000 Syrians have returned to their homes this year, the UN says, describing this as a “notable trend”. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says more...
Almost 60 people have been killed in a suspected US-led coalition air strike on a prison run by so-called Islamic State in eastern Syria, activists say....
The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government. The White House...