Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial on espionage charges behind closed doors in Tehran on Tuesday, 10 months after he was arrested at his home and imprisoned, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. His wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and a woman described as a photojournalist...
Isis expected to carry out 'more violence, more advances, more attacks' as one year anniversary of Islamic State declaration approaches As one year anniversary of the so-called “caliphate” declared by Isis approaches, the group will be seeking to make itself appear “stronger and more...
The Syrian government's antiquities chief said on Tuesday the historical city of Palmyra had been unharmed since ISIS seized it from state control last week. Maamoun Abdulkarim said was still afraid the jihadi group would blow up ancient ruins at Palmyra including tombs and the Temple of Bel,...
Iraqi forces have launched a counter-offensive to retake areas of Anbar province recently captured by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Baghdad, said on Tuesday that the first city likely to face an assault from the Iraqi...
