The U.S. military will hold a planning conference involving foreign nations beginning Thursday with the aim of strategizing against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or ISIL. "This gathering of military planners from more than 30 nations is historic in many ways," said Gen....

(Reuters) - Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a Nov. 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say. Western and Iranian officials...

(Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it would not cooperate with a United Nations Human Rights Council investigation into this year's Gaza war because its findings were "pre-determined". The U.N. panel, due to make its first report by March, is meant to look into the conduct of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday allowing him to repatriate foreign prisoners in Egypt, Reuters said. The move that could enable the release of an Al Jazeera journalist now serving a...