Iraq launched a radio station on Tuesday to help Mosul residents stay safe during the upcoming military offensive to dislodge Islamic State from the largest city under its control, state TV said. The radio will give instructions on possible safe exit routes, places to avoid, where to find...

Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government have captured fresh territory in the city of Sirte, one of the Daesh terrorist group’s last strongholds in the North African country, according to a military official. "Our forces on Monday made significant gains against Daesh in the...

Shuttle diplomacy by the United States' envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition brokered an oil deal between Iraq and its Kurdish region vital to a climactic battle with the jihadists, diplomats, officials and oil men say.  The oil revenue-sharing deal sealed in August was critical to...

The Palestinian government on Tuesday postponed local election for four months, one day after a court decision to hold the polls in Israel-occupied West Bank and not in Hamas-run Gaza Strip. In a statement, the government said the decision to put off the vote was taken after consultations...