Turkey summoned the Dutch charge d'affaires to the foreign ministry Saturday, foreign ministry sources said, as a row between the two countries escalated with the Dutch government banning Turkey's Foreign Minister from flying to Rotterdam. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had been due to...

An Afghan official says at least eight members of the security forces have been killed by two other policemen in southern Zabul province. Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Saturday that both attackers fled the area after attacking their colleagues late Friday...

ISIS has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that remain under its control, residents said Saturday. The release of the prisoners Friday is another sign that the militants are being overwhelmed by the U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive...

(Middle East Eye)- Dig deep in an English backyard and you might snaffle a stone arrowhead, and the odd bit of pottery. Do the same in Egypt and you could hit paydirt with a 25-foot colossus of an ancient god-king. That is exactly what happened on Thursday in Cairo, when a statue of ancient...