(NOW)- The Army of Conquest rebel coalition in northwest Syria has continued to advance against regime troops desperately defending a collapsing salient of territory in the Idlib province. Following a nearly month-long siege, the insurgents stormed into the Jisr al-Shughur National...

When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dispatched fighter jets this year against Islamic State targets in Libya in retaliation for the beheading of 21 Copts, he sent a powerful message to his country's Christian minority. Copts have long complained of discrimination under...

Turkish military jets Saturday shot down a Syrian aircraft that had violated Turkey's airspace, television channels reported. It was not immediately clear what kind of aircraft it was. It subsequently crashed into Syrian territory, NTV news channel reported. (Reuters)

Yemen's Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a day before a five-day humanitarian truce was due to take effect. The Houthis said they fired Katyusha rockets and mortars on the Saudi cities of Jizan and Najran on...