(theguardian)- A little-known Egyptian group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Egyptian army officer outside his suburban Cairo home. The claim came in a statement by the Banner of the Revolution group on social media accounts known to be sympathetic to militant groups....

(The Daily Star)- A senior Palestinian official says four Palestinians were detained for attending a Jewish holiday celebration in a West Bank settlement. The official said Sunday "any Palestinian cooperation with settlers is viewed as violating the law, as he cooperates with the enemy." He...

Syrians in the opposition-held city of Douma are being forced to bury their dead in multi-layered graveyards as years of conflict make it impossible to plan new cemeteries. Douma, in southwestern Syria’s Rif Dimashq province, has run out of space for single graves. Now the local...

France's foreign minister urged the international community to "do everything" to end the "massacre" in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday after fighting resumed following a 72-hour truce declared by Damascus ally Russia. After arriving in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, Foreign...