Islamic State has kidnapped three African Christians in eastern Libya, the group said, publishing their passport pictures. The men come from Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana, Islamic State said in a statement on social media, without elaborating. The kidnapping took place in Noufliyah, an...

Saudi Arabia has arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State cells and thwarted attacks on mosques, security forces and a diplomatic mission, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The announcement came after a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near the...

Five Czechs and their Lebanese driver are missing in Lebanon, a spokeswoman for the Czech foreign ministry said on Saturday. Lebanese media and a security source had reported earlier on Saturday that five Czech nationals had gone missing when their abandoned vehicle was found near...

Local fighters and army forces in Yemen have wrested two military bases from Houthi forces overnight, residents and officials said, building on a week of gains against the country's dominant faction. The advances come a day after Yemen's government in exile declared the key...