British air strikes on Islamic State will fail to defeat the militant group, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, mocking Prime Minister David Cameron's strategy in the region. British lawmakers approved the bombing of...

The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the governor's convoy in the western part of Aden city, residents and a local official said. They said at least six of his entourage also died in the attack, which occurred...

A top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader on Sunday said the future of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad could only be determined by the Syrian people and this was a "red line" for Tehran. Assad's fate is a sticking point in talks between world powers aimed at finding a political solution to...

Libya's parliament has signed a declaration of principles with the General National Congress aimed at ending the conflict in Libya, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday. The declaration forms a ten-person committee, naming an interim president and deputy, the news channel reported.