Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled jihadists inside west Mosul on Saturday but still faced a tough and potentially protracted battle to retake the Islamic State group's bastion. Almost a week into a major push on the city's west bank, they were gaining significant ground,...

Syrian government and opposition delegates to peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included jihadist suicide bombings and missile strikes by the air force. The United Nations opened the peace talks with a symbolic...

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi Saturday ordered the government to take all necessary measures to help resettle Christians who have fled Egypt's Northern Sinai after ISIS killed several members of the community. Hundreds of Christian families and students have fled to Ismailia, north Sinai's...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Six people, including a woman and a child, were killed Saturday in regime airstrikes on the city of Douma northeast of Damascus, rescuing volunteer group said. Firas al-Doumi, press spokesman for Civil Defense, said three of the victims have burned to death and their...