Clashes between pro-regime forces and extremist-led groups that control Syria's northwest killed at least 45 combatants Tuesday, a war monitor said. The fighting flared on the edge of Hama province when Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Nusra Front) launched a dawn attack on regime...

The Africa Cup of Nations is set to kick off in Egypt on Friday against a backdrop of terror attacks and only days after the death of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. With opening and closing games held at Cairo Stadium, it will be the fifth time that Egypt has hosted the regional...

In the old khan, a stone courtyard off Aleppo’s medieval souk, most of the 41 cloth shops are deserted. Many of the owners moved elsewhere or went abroad to escape fighting in the historic Syrian city, a major economic center before the war. “Some started new work outside Syria and...

  Ousted former Egyptian Islamist President Mohammad Morsi died Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood who was the first democratically elected president in Egypt's modern history, had...