When the dialysis center in the Syrian rebel town of Douma ran out of supplies last month, three people died. "Soon after, a convoy with 250 dialysis sessions arrived, so the rest made it," said Abou Bassel, a surgeon in the local hospital. "The same thing happened last year."...

Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after overwhelming troops, residents told AFP Thursday. The attack late Wednesday happened in Magumeri, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri....

Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco will resume oil product shipments to Egypt some six months after halting them suddenly, the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry said on Wednesday, signalling a potential thaw in relations after months of tension. The ministry said in a statement that it was...

Eight people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a car bomb exploded in a crowded street in the Iraqi city of Tikrit Wednesday, a local official said. The car was parked in al-Atibaa Street ("Doctors Street" in English) in downtown Tikrit, which is often crowded as it has many clinics....