(Reuters) - U.S. and coalition forces conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq during a 24-hour period, with eight strikes near militant-held Tikrit, the U.S. military said on Saturday. The Tikrit strikes destroyed 11 fighting positions, a vehicle, and a...

(Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told an Arab League summit on Saturday that Cairo backed calls for a unified Arab force to confront regional security threats. Sisi also said Egypt's participation in a military campaign against Shi'ite Houthi militias in...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Saturday that the Arab countries are facing unprecedented threat to their identity. "You are well aware of dangers posed by many of the issues we're facing [in the region], which amount to an unprecedented threat," al-Sisi said at...

(Reuters) - A member of Iran's negotiating team at ongoing nuclear talks in Switzerland denied reports that the two sides are closing in a 2- to 3-page preliminary accord, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. Majid Takht-Ravanchi told IRNA there been no discussion of such an...