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An alleged blast that rocked the Iraq-Kuwait border is being investigated by the US military.
Kabul's peace council announced peace talks between the government and the Taliban could soon restart, after some 400 militant prisoners were released this week.
Iraqi PM orders expulsion of militias from Mosul
Officials and residents in Mosul have expressed hopes for better security and the return of displaced people after Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi issued an order expelling militias from the city.
Lebanon delays Hariri murder case verdict after Beirut blast
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon said it will be delaying the scheduled verdict in the Rafic Hariri case as a sign of respect for the victims of ...
US defence officials reject Trump's 'Beirut bomb' claims
The US president claimed that Tuesday's tragedy in Beirut was caused by 'a bomb'.
Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands
Bloodied and dazed wounded stumbled among the debris, glass shards and burning buildings in central Beirut as the health ministry reported late on Tuesday 73 dead and 3,700 injured.
Iran abducted exiled opponent while in Dubai, family says
Jamshid Sharmahd, a member of a militant Iranian opposition group, appears to have been taken from Dubai to Oman and then onwards to Iran.
Who are the accused in Rafic Hariri murder trial?
A list of those indicted in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri.
Suicide car bomb, gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan
Sunday's attack comes a day after the Afghan intelligence agency said a senior IS commander was killed by Afghan special forces near Jalalabad.
Iran announces arrest of US-based 'terrorist group' leader
Iran said it has detained Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of a US-based Iranian monarchist group, accusing him of planning a deadly 2008 ...
Seven Syrian regime soldiers killed in Idlib clashes
At least seven Syrian regime soldiers have been killed and nine others injured in clashes with rebels in the Jabal al-Zawiya area of southern ...
Loujain al-Hathloul turns 31 in a Saudi prison cell
Comment: Loujain al-Hathloul's imprisonment and torture is an international problem, and it requires an international solution, writes Alainna ...
HTS-affiliated petrol company headquarters bombed in Syria’s Idlib province
A drone of unknown origin has bombed the headquarters of the Watad Petroleum Company, which is the sole company distributing petroleum in ...
Egypt sends troops to Syria to 'fight for Assad'
Turkish and Syrian news agencies have reported that Egypt sent 150 soldiers to the frontlines in northwestern Syria to assist the Assad regime ...
The painstaking hunt for Assad's henchmen in Europe
Former regime officials accused of war crimes are living across Europe, but Syrian activists and the German judiciary are working tirelessly to ...
Syrian tycoon says targeted companies were evading US sanctions
Rami Makhlouf said that overseas companies being targeted by the Syrian regime were set up to evade US sanctions.
HTS-affiliated 'government' seals off Syrian town due to coronavirus
The unrecognised Syrian 'National Salvation Government', which is affiliated to the extreme Islamist group HTS, has closed access to the town of ...
Covid-19: Yemen's 'unprecedented calamity'
Comment: The Covid-19 crisis has only added more vitriol and hostility to relations between the three sides of Yemen's conflict, writes Giorgio ...
Syrian regime bombs Idlib amid fears of major offensive
The Syrian regime has bombed villages in rebel-held Idlib province, injuring two people, as humanitarian workers said that they feared a new ...
Four new coronavirus cases in Syria's northeast spark concerns
The northeastern region has recorded a total of six cases, while medical supplies run scarce.
How the West lost influence in Libya's war
Libya's conflict has exposed deep divides within the EU and Nato, leaving non-Western powers to fill the vacuum.
Deadly 'PKK bombing' and Syrian rebel clashes kill civilians
A bombing in Ras Al-Ain and intra-rebel clashes have rocked an uneasy peace in northern Syria.
Palestinians demand Assad regime stop Yarmouk refugee gentrification
Palestinians have urged the brutal Assad regime to stop gentrifying the Yarmouk refugee camp, which would put hundreds of thousands of ...
Indonesia jails leaders of Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group
The court said Wijayanto, 56, who took over JI's top job in 2009, recruited Indonesians to fight and train with groups, including an Al-Qaeda ...
Turkey has suffered a number of attacks by Islamic State militants over the last five years.
The two aid groups have complained of repeated hurdles in accessing regime-held areas.
Turkish soldiers have been patrolling southern Idlib as part of a ceasefire deal.
The tribunal was created by a 2007 UN Security Council resolution at Lebanon's request.
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