General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has said two mediators were involved in the case of the ISIS-abducted Lebanese soldiers, one of whom is in Daesh’s (ISIS) Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Ibrahim revealed in remarks to Al-Joumhouria newspaper Friday that the first negotiator was...

Two people held in connection with Thursday's gun-and-bomb terrorist attack in western Izmir province were released on Friday, according to a police source. The two suspects were released early morning in Izmir, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking...

President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday that he hoped Moscow, a rival of the Philippine's traditional ally the United States, would become his country's ally and protector as he toured one of the two Russian warships on a four-day visit to Manila. Duterte's remarks came a day after Russia's...

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are fighting street battles with ISIS militants in the city of al-Bab, and progress in taking it from the extremists has been slowed by efforts to avoid civilian casualties, Turkey's defense minister said Friday. The rebels, backed by Turkish special forces,...