Jihadists stormed the Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and kidnapped 48 people including the head of the diplomatic mission, a Turkish government official said. "48 Turks including the consul, staff members, guards and three children were...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Outrage has been sparked amid Syrian opposition after an official congratulation letter to Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on his inauguration as president of Egypt by the opposition National Coalition. Several Coalition members...

  BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say a coalition dominated by Islamic rebel factions in Syria has announced a new push to dislodge fighters from a rival, al-Qaida-inspired group from the northern province of Aleppo. Wednesday's announcement, reported by the Britain-based Syrian...

(AFP)- International prosecutors said on Tuesday it is still possible to go after those responsible for war crimes in Syria despite Russian and Chinese efforts to block cases being referred to the International Criminal Court. "Just because we have had one veto in the (UN)...