(The New Arab)- Egypt's Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility for the murder of a general in the North Sinai region on Friday. Brigadier General Hisham Mahmoud Abu al-Azm was shot several times as he returned to his home in al-Arish by armed gunmen who later fled the scene on...

Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy "in good health", the Italian government announced Saturday. The Italians, Danilo Calonego, 66, and Bruno Cacace, 56, and Canadian Frank Poccia were freed...

(Sky News)- Germany is to investigate all military recruits amid fears Islamic State jihadists are trying to join its armed forces. A spokesman for the counter-espionage service (MAD) said 20 Islamists had been identified in the Bundeswehr and 60 other potential cases were being...

More than 2,200 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean on Saturday as they tried to reach Europe and 10 bodies were recovered, Italy's coast guard said in a statement. The migrants were picked up from 13 rubber dinghies, two small boats and one large vessel in 16 separate rescue...