Syrian opposition activists are reporting that airstrikes on parts of the northern city of Raqqa that are controlled by Daesh (ISIS) have intensified, killing at least 29 people in the past two days. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been trying to capture the city since...

German prosecutors say they've arrested a 29-year-old Syrian man on allegations he committed war crimes as a member of Daesh (ISIS) in his home country. The federal prosecutor's office said Wednesday that Fares A. B., whose last name wasn't released in line with privacy laws, is also accused...

Egypt is curtailing access to ration cards used by three-quarters of the country's 93 million people to buy subsidized food items, the latest move in the government's ambitious economic reform plan. A government decree going into effect on Wednesday denies access to the cards to people...

Tunisian security forces have killed two suspected extremists during an operation in a mountainous area near the Algerian border, the national guard said on Wednesday. A third suspect was critically wounded in the operation launched on Tuesday evening on Mount Birinou in the Kasserine...