Iran Sunday notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would apply a protocol granting inspectors greater access to its nuclear sites, a further step in the implementation of a historic deal struck with world powers, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. The announcement came as...

Israel Sunday rejected a proposal to send international observers to a flash-point holy site in a bid to calm unrest after five more stabbing incidents defied a security crackdown. Diplomatic moves to halt the more than two weeks of unrelenting violence gained steam meanwhile, with U.S....

(Video)-  Two Syrian women in Deir Ezzor province east Syria were lashed 30 times each for theft by Radical Islamic State group that claims following Sharia, according to footage posted on the social media by local activists Saturday. Activists said two local women had been accused of...

Russian planes carried out 39 sorties and hit 51 Islamic State targets over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The aircraft hit targets in Hama, Latakia, Damascus and Aleppo regions, it added, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Fateh Aleppo, an alliance of Islamist...