(Reuters) - Islamic State's defeat in Kobani and other recent setbacks in Syria suggest the group is under strain but far from collapse in the Syrian half of its self-declared caliphate. Islamic State's high-profile defeat by Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-led air strikes...

As Jordan mourns the young pilot who was burned alive by ISIS , questions are mounting over what the government knew about the fate of Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh — and more important, when. Rumors of al-Kasasbeh's death have been circulating for weeks....

By Hassan Hassan (The Guardian)- Hamid Ghannam’s first day at an Islamic State (Isis) training camp was intense. Very early on the morning of 13 August, he picked up his packed clothes and walked quickly to the main street in his village to meet three of his cousins. As with many...

  As Salman bin Abdulaziz becomes the new king of Saudi Arabia, he is not expected to make any significant policy changes regarding falling oil prices, the economy and relations with other states in the Middle East, experts say.  "We actually predict King Salman to...