A group of nine Islamist detainees have on Friday been quietly transferred from the country's notorious Roumieh central prison early to an "undisclosed location". All indications suggest this could be a sign that a prisoner swap is imminent with the Nusra Front, a Syrian insurgent group and...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to "play with fire", citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia, while Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey. Relations between the former Cold War antagonists are at their...

A series of attacks in Tunisia claimed by ISIS that killed dozens of people including foreign tourists was planned in neighboring Libya, a top official said Friday. The extremist group has said it was behind a suicide bombing in the center of Tunis on Tuesday in which 12 presidential guards...

Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet has played into the hands of Syrian President Bashar Assad by bringing Moscow on board with his bitter opposition to Ankara, experts say. Moscow announced Thursday it was preparing economic measures against Ankara two days after Turkish forces shot down a...