A court sentenced 11 men to death on Tuesday for their part in Egypt's worst violence at a soccer stadium, in which more than 70 fans were killed in 2012. Many of the dead were crushed when panicked fans tried to escape from the Port Said stadium after a post-match pitch invasion...

Rebel fighters captured a major base from the Syrian army in the south of the country on Tuesday, rebels and a monitoring group said, a setback for President Bashar al-Assad reflecting the mounting pressure on him after recent losses elsewhere. Syrian officials could not immediately be reached...

Jaysh al-Islam announced on Tuesday an offensive on ISIS in the eastern Qalamoun region, seeking to open a supply route that links to the Syrian north, according to statement posted online. Activists said that fighters of Jaish al-Islam, or Islam Army, have seized control of al-Afaei mountain...

Syrian rebels on Tuesday have seized full control of Liwa 52, or the 52nd Brigade, and Battalion 14, powerful military posts, near al-Herak town in southern Daraa province, activists said. In sudden attack, Southern Front rebels have also made rapid advances in al-Mleiha town, taking control of...