ISTANBUL (Reuters)- All eight passengers were killed Sunday when a private plane belonging to Turkish firm Basaran Holding crashed in Iran, the head of the Turkish Red Crescent said on Twitter. At least one of the passengers was a member of businessman Huseyin Basaran's family, Kerem...

CAIRO (AFP)- Egypt's military said Sunday 16 jihadists, an officer and a soldier were killed in the past four days during a major military operation against Daesh (ISIS) jihadists in Sinai. The army launched a sweeping campaign after Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who is...

MUSCAT (Reuters)-  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Syria Sunday it would be "very unwise" for government forces to use weaponized gas, as he cited unconfirmed reports of chlorine attacks in eastern Ghouta and slammed Russian support for Damascus. Mattis stopped short of...

Nineteen Palestinians have been martyred in the Gaza Strip since U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.   In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said three children were among...