A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Friday fought fiercely to drive ISIS from a hilltop north of the extremists' de facto Syrian capital of Raqqa. The fighting took place as a senior official with the Syrian Democratic Forces told AFP that US-led coalition forces had not only provided...

Iraqi officers say troops are advancing cautiously into eastern districts of Mosul where they face stiff resistance from ISIS militants. Airstrikes, automatic fire and artillery were heard from dawn and one soldier was reported killed in clashes. Civilians, some of them wounded, could be...

Turkey reopened an important border gate with Syria on Thursday, two days after an outbreak of fighting across the frontier. The Oncupinar crossing point in the southeastern province of Kilis is open again, the local provincial governor told Anadolu Agency. On Nov. 14 Turkey temporarily...

 New visa fees will not deter investment in Saudi Arabia, which is easing procedures for foreign business, the commerce minister said Thursday, countering concerns by foreign critics. Majed al-Qasabi "confirms the charges for entry visas will not affect the flow of foreign investments...