Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as spies in anticipation of an offensive to dislodge the jihadists from their Iraqi stronghold, Iraqis and U.S. officials said. Mosul, home to up to 1.5 million people, has been the...

Islamic State militants in northern Syria are putting up "stiff resistance" to attacks by Turkish-backed rebel fighters, Turkey's military said on Wednesday, almost two months after it launched an incursion to drive them away from its border. Supported by Turkish tanks and air strikes, the...

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Tuesday the Middle East was in a phase of escalating tension and there appeared to be no prospect of a political solution to the war in Syria. "The regional scene is currently one of tension and escalation, and it...

In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki discussed a host of issues, including the rapid changes currently convulsing the Arab world, Turkey’s recent failed coup attempt, Turkish support for Syrian refugees and the EU's failure to fulfill its...