An Egyptian lawmaker started collecting signatures on Sunday for a motion to extend presidential terms and lift restrictions on re-election - a year before general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's first term is due to expire. As defense minister, Sisi overthrew elected President...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has stepped up its aerial bombing on the besieged city of Douma near the capital, killing 10 people in the last 24 hours, local activists said Sunday. A man was killed early Sunday in Napalm bombs attack on Douma, 15km (10 miles) northeast Damascus. Activists...

Egyptian Christians fearing attacks by ISIS militants are fleeing the volatile northern part of the Sinai Peninsula for a fourth day, after a string of sectarian killings there sent hundreds fleeing and raised accusations the government is failing to protect the minority. Official Nabil...

The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by ISIS in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, as the extremist group retreated after losing the city of al-Bab to Turkey-backed rebels on Thursday. The eastwards advance in an area south of al-Bab...