The Syrian regime-run news agency said Israeli warplanes fired a number of missiles toward the Damascus area on Friday, triggering Syrian air defense that shot down most of them. “The results of the aggression so far were limited to a strike on one of the warehouses at Damascus...

Egypt has arrested two German nationals on suspicion they tried to join a Daesh (ISIS) affiliate and deported one of them, Egyptian security sources said Friday. German media reported earlier this month that two Germans had gone missing after arriving separately in Egypt in December....

Civil defense forces in Yemen’s port city of Aden fought to extinguish a fire at an oil refinery on Friday, sparked hours earlier by an explosion, the cause of which was still unknown, the refinery company said. There were no reports of casualties. Separately, Saudi state...

Thousands of people marched in Argentina on Thursday to protest hikes in water, electricity and natural gas prices. Many joined the call to protest by workers’ and teachers' unions as well as political parties and non-governmental organizations. People gathered in the main...