As Western countries display increasing alarm at the strength of multinational Islamist extremists among rebels in Syria opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, a Syrian official was quoted on Wednesday as saying Western intelligence agencies had sent representatives to Damascus...

After crushing the Muslim Brotherhood at home, Egypt's military rulers plan to undermine the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the neighboring Gaza Strip, senior Egyptian security officials told Reuters. The aim, which the officials say could take years to pull off,...

  6 Rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus have pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda-linked group, Al Nusra Front, Jihadist websites reported. Analysts considered the merger as a strong sign that NF is occupying more influence against the radical group, the State of Iraq...

The country is preparing to adopt a new constitution, but its economy remains weak and its political situation unstable. On Thursday, Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh of the Islamist Ennahda party announced his resignation, following through on a compromise negotiated by the ruling...