Syrian regime's political security issued an order of arrest in 2013 against Ayman Asfari, a Syrian-British billionaire, over claims of funding Syrian opposition, the leaked Syrian intelligence archive obtained by Zaman Al Wasl has revealed. The same warrant said Asfari should also be...

Islamic State militants attacked forces guarding one of Libya's main oil ports on Thursday with a gun assault and an attempted car bomb in an escalation of their campaign in the North African state, a local security official said. Islamic State has gained ground in Libya where...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his annual United Nations address on Thursday to launch an all-out assault on the historic nuclear deal with Iran, warning that his country would never let the Islamic Republic join the atomic weapons club. Speaking at the yearly...

Russia's air strikes in Syria are in part designed to extract concessions from the West over Ukraine by making Moscow a key player in any attempts by world powers to hammer out a post-conflict settlement in Damascus, some Western officials believe. While the Syrian capital lies...