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Al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra fighters have driven out hundreds of UN peacekeepers from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, taking their uniforms and vehicles, Syrian UN envoy Bashar Jaafari…

US ground forces could be deployed against Islamic State (IS) militants if the current US-led strategy fails, top US General Martin Dempsey has said.

President Barack Obama has repeatedly…

The UN Middle East envoy said on Tuesday that Israel and the Palestinians had reached a deal over the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, following Israel’s recent seven-week offensive known as…

The Chairman of the State Duma has described as “cynical and irresponsible” steps taken by the United States and its allies which will result in a renewal of the Cold War that has already become a…

Iraq’s national security adviser briefed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on efforts to counter Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, in the first such meeting since the United States launched air…

Turkey would welcome senior figures from Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after they were asked to leave Qatar under pressure from other Persian Gulf Arab states, Turkish media quoted…

Israeli police said on Tuesday they arrested 22 Palestinians, including 13 minors, in east Beit ul-Muqaddas overnight, as three months of protests showed no let-up.

It brought to 700 the…

Qatar has denied an accusation by Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni that it sent three military aircraft loaded with weapons to a Tripoli airport controlled by an armed opposition…

Six Egyptian policemen from an armored convoy were killed on Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in a volatile part of northern Sinai. Militants in Sinai have stepped up their attacks on…

Pakistan’s military says its warplanes have targeted three militant hideouts in a Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border, killing at least 20 insurgents. An army statement says Tuesday morning’…

Ukraine and the EU parliaments simultaneously ratified the economic and political parts of the Association Agreement that will strengthen ties between Kiev and Brussels.

The document was…

More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over the last week, bringing the death toll this year to almost…

US officials say the United States took the first step in the planned expanded fight against Islamic State militants Monday, going to the aid of Iraqi security forces south of Baghdad. AP cited…

Thirty countries have pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants "by all means necessary".

A joint statement by foreign ministers taking part in a major conference in Paris…

Bahrain has accused Qatar of continuing to steal its citizens contrary to an agreement to improve relations between the neighboring states. Interior ministry under secretary for nationality,…

Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they lack confidence that the US will achieve its goals in fighting the terrorist group ISIS, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg poll. The…

Militants killed three people in attacks targeting police in Pakistan’s northwest on Monday. A suicide bomber killed one policeman in Tahl, southwest of Peshawar. Also, two brothers of a police…

UN says more financial support is needed for those displaced by violence in Iraq as winter approaches, UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos said. According to the UN, Iraq has had some 1.8 million…

French aircraft will begin reconnaissance flights over Iraq on Monday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said before a conference bringing together some 30 countries to discuss how to fight against…

Sweden’s Social Democrat Leader Stefan Lofven defeated incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in parliamentary elections on Sunday, signaling the return of a left-leaning government…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Sunday Qatar had sent three military planes loaded with weapons to a Tripoli airport controlled by an armed opposition group, accusing a second…

The Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said on Sunday that his country will restart its own nuclear program if it does not receive satisfactory military support against Russia.

Turkey is the big Muslim power that sits atop raging conflicts in Iraq and Syria, so it might be expected to take a leading role in the NATO coalition announced this month to take on the Islamic…

Talks to end a month long sit-in by anti-government protesters in Pakistan were deadlocked after authorities arrested dozens of demonstrators, some of whom were accused of storming a TV station.…

North Korea said Sunday it had sentenced detained American Matthew Miller to six years of hard labor for “hostile” acts against Pyongyang. “He committed acts hostile to the (North) while entering…