(Reuters) - Gains by the Shi'ite Houthi rebel movement in Yemen are ringing alarm bells in Saudi Arabia, concerned for what it means for its vulnerable southern border, already the conduit for a constant flow of illicit activity. The Houthis control much of the territory...

Interview by Abdullah Al Ghadawi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The head of Democratic Union Party (PYD), in brief interview with Zaman al-Wasl, promised to defeat the Islamic State group in the border town of Kobani within short...

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BAGHDAD (AP) — After Iraqi officials said an airstrike wounded Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, here are some questions and answers about what's known now about his status and the effect it could have on the extremist group that holds a third of both Iraq and Syria....