A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx into the country last year was arrested on Monday after a weekend manhunt on suspicion of planning an Islamist bomb attack, Saxony state police said. Police had been looking for 22-year-old Jaber Albakr since he evaded them during a...

Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding the militants after a five-month campaign backed by U.S. air strikes, military officials say. At least eight pro-government fighters were killed over the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime on Monday has extended its aerial campaign on the Eastern and Western suburbs of Damascus, causing huge blazes in Douma city, Civil Defense said. The relentless bombing on Rural Damascus has followed Daraya's capture in September.  Activists said Bashar...

Russia intends to establish a permanent naval base on the site of an existing facility it leases at the Syrian port of Tartus, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov said on Monday, Russian news agencies reported. Pankov's statement is the latest sign that Moscow wants to expand its...