At least two civilians were killed in an explosion at a checkpoint in northern Syria, according to sources. Seven civilians were also wounded in the explosion in the Al-Bab subdistrict but the cause of the blast remains unclear, sources said. Casualties were taken to local hospitals....

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz but asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity until he designates a successor to oversee parliamentary elections in November, according to local media. The monarch dissolved Parliament last...

Iraqi forces arrested 26 suspected Daesh/ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province on Saturday, according to the defense ministry.  A ministry statement said the militants were detained upon confessions given by Daesh/ISIS terrorists already in Iraqi...

Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur charged into the French Open last 16 on Saturday. No. 30 seed Jabeur eliminated Belarusian eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka with the sets of 7-6(7), 2-6 and 6-3 in the women's singles. Following this victory, Jabeur became the first Arab woman to...