At least 12 civilians - members of the same family - have been killed in U.S.-led coalition raids on Daesh (ISIS) in northeastern Syria, a monitor said Saturday. "The air strikes and artillery fire [Friday night] by the international coalition on the village of Hidaj, held by IS in the...

Air strikes by Turkish warplanes "neutralized" at least 15 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq as well as in Turkey's eastern provinces of Tunceli and Siirt, the military said on Saturday. The strikes were carried out on Friday and Saturday, it said...

Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki refused to scrap an IMF-backed tax reform bill on Saturday that has sparked protests over price hikes, saying it was up to parliament to decide its fate. Several thousand protesters staged vigils outside the cabinet office for two consecutive nights...

As forces of the Arab-led military coalition close in on the main Yemeni port city of Hudaida, aid agencies fear a major battle that will also shut down a vital lifeline for millions of hungry civilians. Senior aid officials urged Western powers providing arms and intelligence to the Arab-led...