Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday downplayed alleged leaks broadcast by satellite channels backing the Muslim Brotherhood movement. He said these alleged leaks would not negatively affect the morale of the Egyptian people. The Prime Minister's remarks came...

(Reuters) - Jordan carried out a third straight day of air strikes on Islamic State targets on Saturday, it said, in response to the group's killing of a captive Jordanian pilot. “Sorties of air force fighters today bombed bases of the Daesh terror gang,” state television...

(Reuters) - Five blasts across Baghdad on Saturday tempered Iraqis' anticipation of a more relaxed and accessible capital as the government prepared to lift a night-time curfew that has kept the city on a war-time footing for more than a decade. At least 37 people, mostly...

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday ordered a squadron of F-16 warplanes to be stationed in Jordan to support it in strikes against the Islamic State group. The federation's official WAM news agency said Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, deputy head of the...