A U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force battling the Islamic State group in Syria will be in control of Raqqa "within a few days" after attacking the last militant-held pocket of the city, a spokesman for the force said Monday. Mustafa Bali of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or...

Malaysia has rolled out the red carpet for Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who is on his first trip abroad since a diplomatic crisis erupted in June between his nation and four Arab countries. Sheikh Tamim, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur late Sunday, was given a 21-gun salute...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 rebel fighters killed as the infighting between Al-Shamiya Front and Sultan Murad alliance has spread to the most of FSA-held areas in northern Aleppo province, local activists said Sunday. The clashes erupted over seizing Bab al-Salama border crossing...

At least 24 militants and six soldiers were killed Sunday in attacks on military outposts in North Sinai, the Egyptian military said in a statement. The statement did not give details, but security and medical sources said about 20 members of the security forces had also been injured...