Jordan on Friday urged Israel to "immediately reopen" the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem which Israeli security forces closed after a Arab Israeli gunmen killed two Israeli policemen in the Holy City. Jordan is the custodian of the compound in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem,...

 Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday he cannot confirm whether or not Daesh (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, after reports from Syria that the militant leader was killed. "If we knew, we would tell you - right now, I can't confirm or deny it," Mattis said. "Our approach...

Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other tourists wounded by an attacker with a knife at an Egyptian holiday resort in Hurghada, though the motive for the attack was still under investigation, Egypt's Interior Ministry and security sources said on Friday. The assailant has been...

 Iraqi forces faced further pockets of resistance from Islamic State militants in Mosul's Old City on Friday, four days after the prime minister declared victory. Iraqi army helicopters flew overhead and explosions could be heard, residents said, while videos of alleged revenge attacks...