(Naharnet)- Al-Qaeda's Syria branch al-Nusra Front has demanded control over two regime-held Syrian towns near Lebanon and the release of five women from Lebanese jails in return for freeing the captive Lebanese servicemen, a spokesman for the hostages' families said on Monday. “Al-Nusra's...

The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a U.S.-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing worldwide threat. The United States, long accused of...

Syria's al Qaeda offshoot, the Nusra Front, said on Saturday it had captured three Lebanese Hezbollah fighters in northern Syria. Scores of Hezbollah fighters have been killed battling rebels on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, but relatively few have been taken captive....

The death toll from two blasts that hit the Lebanese capital Beirut have risen to 43 on Friday as condemnations began to pour in from around the world. The Lebanese military said two suicide bombers were behind the attack that happened Thursday, adding that a third bomber was found dead at the...