The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise. Blasting though a wall, four fighters worked their way through the heavily guarded compound before firing a...

(Reuters)- Kurdish militants ended a month-old ceasefire in Turkey Thursday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "liquidate" them, dashing hopes of any let-up in violence in the wake of a national election. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said the ruling AK Party,...

(Writing by Mohamed al Sharif; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Obada al Asemi,  a 20-year-old young man from Dael in Daraa, was targeted by a sniper where his back was injured. Because of lack of medical services in Daraa, he was transferred via mountainous route to Jordan, which worsened his...

The European Union Sunday said it was allocating an extra 28 million euros to Jordan to help it meet the urgent needs of Syrian refugees as winter sets in. EU humanitarian affairs commissioner Christos Stylianides made the announcement during a visit to the Zaatari camp in northern Jordan...