Algerian soldier was killed Wednesday during a clash with armed Islamists in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said in a statement. Lelmaya Sifeddine was killed "during a new clash with a terrorist group" during an ongoing operation in the province of Jijel, it said. On...

Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) distributed 470 tons of vegetables and fruits to the Afrin and Idlib regions of Syria on Wednesday. Yusuf Tunc, a representative of IHH, said they are trying to help war-weary Syrians. "Life in the region becomes increasingly difficult as...

 Israel handed over a backlog of billions of shekels in tax money to the Palestinian Authority Wednesday, both sides said, in another sign of warming ties between the sides after the US presidential election victory of Joe Biden. The taxes, managed by Israel under interim peace accords...

In September, a senior Iranian commander made an unannounced visit to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala. Hassan Pelarak, a top officer in the Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, had recently been sanctioned by the U.S. for weapons smuggling. He...