Middle East

Baghdad: A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the IS stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad...

Baghdad: An Iraqi majority sect militia said on Saturday it planned to storm Falluja, IS' stronghold near Baghdad, once civilians left the city,...

AMMAN/MOSCOW: The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of IS, after a major Russian-backed offensive against...

Amman: The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province after advancing in a major Russian-backed offensive against IS militants, the Syrian...

Beirut: The Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes has opened a major new front against IS, the third big assault on the self-proclaimed caliphate this...

Tripoli: Libya is uniting its various armed factions and will be able to eradicate IS militants on its territory with its own forces, the head of the...

Paris: A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may soon be impossible, France warned on Friday as it held an international conference to...

Washington/Beirut: Thousands of US-backed fighters opened a major new front in Syria's war, launching an offensive to drive IS out of a swathe of...

Cairo/Paris: A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said, a...

Baghdad: At least 20,000 children remain inside besieged Falluja, IS stronghold near Baghdad, facing the risk of forced recruitment in the fighting and...