Turkey-backed rebels may extend their zone of control in northern Syria by pushing south and were now focused on heading toward the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Speaking at a news conference before departing for New York where he is due...

Turkish fighter jets destroyed three Daesh targets in northern Syria late Sunday, according to military sources. A weapons depot, a shelter, and the terrorist organization's purported headquarters in Syria's Baragitah/Sandarah regions were destroyed, said the sources, speaking on condition...

Israeli police have detained 20 Arab Israelis belonging to the Balad political party after an investigation into their finances. A police statement said they detained officials, activists, lawyers and accountants during Sunday morning raids. It said the party was suspected of hiding the...

Palestinian group Hamas has reiterated that the group’s deputy leader, Ismail Haniyeh, will return to the Gaza Strip following his current visit to Qatar.  Haniyeh left Gaza earlier this month for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, amid reports that he plans to...