Under the cover of night in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Rayan and Ali break the silence by drumming to announce suhur, the pre-dawn breakfast during the holy month of Ramadan. Daesh (ISIS) which controlled the city for three years before its ouster last July had banned drumming, along with...

Iranian media are saying that university students invited to meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan harshly criticized the country's direction. The annual gathering of students typically sees some complaints but at least one speech on Monday...

Two soldiers and eight militants were killed in the Sinai Peninsula amid an ongoing security operation in the restive region, according to the Egyptian military on Tuesday. A military statement said eight militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in central and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet the leaders of France, Germany and possibly Britain next week to discuss ways to stop what he called Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional expansionism, he said Monday. His European tour follows the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015...