Turkey-backed Syrian rebels launched an offensive into territory held by the Kurdish YPG militia north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, seizing some territory before heavy shelling forced them to retreat. The operation marked an escalation on one of the most complicated...

One young Palestinian man on Saturday was martyred in Israeli air raids on the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry.   Imad Mohammed Nesir, 22, was killed in an attack on northern Gaza, the ministry said, adding that four others were wounded in attacks carried...

South Sudan's once-warring parties have agreed to delay key next steps in a fragile peace deal by six months after the main opposition warned it might walk away. Friday's agreement came after talks in Ethiopia. The chairman of a smaller opposition party that attended, Denay Chagor,...

 A Yemeni official say a bomb has exploded in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, killing three people and wounding four. A local police official said the bomb went off Friday near a hub for motorcycle taxis in al-Qoton district and that two of the wounded are in critical...