The Daesh terrorist group abducted 19 civilians in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province on Tuesday, according to a federal police spokesman. Daesh terrorists raided the town of Mabdad, south of Kirkuk, and kidnapped 13 civilians, Hussein Majed told Anadolu Agency. He said two...

Israel will hold a general election in April, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Twitter on Monday, after a meeting between members of his governing coalition. "The leaders of the coalition decided unanimously to dissolve parliament and go to a new election in...

Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz is set to start an official visit to Turkey on Tuesday.  Razzaz will hold talks with Turkish officials on means of bolstering economic relations between Jordan and Turkey, Jumana Ghunaimat, a spokesperson for the Jordanian government, told...

Egyptian security forces have killed 14 Islamist militants in an exchange of fire in the country's turbulent northern Sinai region, the interior ministry said Sunday. The militants were under surveillance ahead of security forces raiding their hideout in the town of Al-Arish, the...