Yemen has food reserves for only 2-4 months, bringing it to the brink of famine as fighting escalates, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday on return from the country. Robert Mardini, ICRC regional director for the Middle East, called for...

Syrian regime forces and their allies from Lebanon's Hezbollah reached the outskirts of Palmyra in their push to drive ISIS militants from the ancient town, activists said Tuesday. The advancing forces reached the town's southwestern gateway, located about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Western powers to sanction Syria's government over the alleged use of chemical weapons was inappropriate. The Security Council will vote later Tuesday on a resolution drafted by France,...

Algerian authorities are trying to confirm the identity of a failed suicide bomber who was killed in an attack on a police station in the city of Constantine. The thwarted attack was claimed Monday by ISIS. According to the Algerian news service APS, a police officer in front of the building...