The Hamas movement has closed the Erez crossing between the blockaded Gaza Strip and Israel Sunday, in response to the mysterious killing of one of the group's leaders. Interior Ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozum said it was part of security measures put in place after Mazen Fuqaha, a leader...

Iraqi's military said on Sunday 61 bodies had been recovered from a collapsed building that was boobytrapped by ISIS in Western Mosul, but there was no sign it had been hit by a coalition strike though a large vehicle bomb was discovered nearby. The statement was a response to reports by...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday lashed out again in the diplomatic row with the European Union saying it would be "easier" if the EU just rejected Turkey's bid to join the bloc. Turkey and Europe are locked in a bitter dispute after Germany and the Netherlands blocked...

Sixteen rebels have been killed and 24 wounded in 24 hours of air raids by a Saudi-led coalition targeting the insurgents in Yemen, a military official and medics said Saturday. The Huthi rebels were killed in airstrikes on an air base and arms depot in the east of the rebel-held Hudaida...