At least 47 people were killed – including three Egyptians – in three suicide bombings that rocked Libya's eastern city of Al-Qubbah on Friday, a Libyan military spokesman has said. "The death toll has risen to 47, including three Egyptians and two Sudanese nationals,"...

Jerusalem was hit by heavy snowfall on Friday, leading to the closure of public transportation, schools and universities. Schools across Jerusalem were closed after the holy city was blanketed by some 25 centimeters of snow.   Roads leading to Jerusalem were blocked while...

U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi forces plan to launch an operation in  Mosul  as early as April to retake the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, a U.S. official said Thursday. U.S. troops have been engaged in a months-long...

The number of internally displaced families fleeing conflict in  Iraq  has reached 521,000 according to a government official on Friday. “The last statistic shows 521,000 internally displaced families. More than 2.6 million internally displaced persons exist if the average...