Scores of former Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel and living in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday their stipends from the Western-backed Palestinian Authority have been suspended in an apparent bid to appease Israel and the United States. A spokesman for Palestinian prisoners said that 277...

( The Guardian )- Iraqi forces have retaken an area near the Syrian border from Islamic State as part of operations to expel the jihadis from strongholds in the country’s north. Al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces announced the “total liberation” of the Baaj district...

Turkish security forces killed eight militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey on Sunday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing the local governor. Security forces were searching for another militant who was believed to be on the run after the operation,...

 Hamas is denying a report that host Qatar has asked several leaders of the group to leave, but says some senior officials may be shifted to new locations based on "work requirements." Sunday's statement comes after the Lebanon-based TV station Al-Mayadeen reported that Qatar gave Hamas...