Al-Qaeda group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Tuesday urged its fighters to “crush” other rebel groups in Syria, in an audio message from the group’s spokesman. Abu Mohammad al-Adnani called on ISIL fighters in Syria to “crush...

Gunmen threw a bomb at a police vehicle in central Cairo on Tuesday, security sources said. The police car was also raked with gunfire with no details of casualties immediately available, Reuters reported, quoting security sources.

  A well-informed source assured Turkish mediation to heal the rift within Syrian key opposition, National Coalition, after news of defecting more than 40 members. Zaman Alwasl source said the Turkish officials had canceled a press conference for the resigned members...

  Islamist rebels have defeated militant group affiliated to pro-Assad Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Qamishli countryside and have seized all towns except for two villages, activists reported. Islamic Front main unit, Ahrar Al Sham Movement, said it took control of the...