Jihadist social media pages and rebels confirmed killing of Hajji Baker, top commander of the State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL). A photo of the slain Hajji Baker posted online by rebel group, Mujahedeen of Northern Aleppo countryside, purporting that his real name...

 Two days of face-to-face peace talks yielded a narrow and tentative agreement Sunday for women and children trapped in a besieged Syrian city, and the government said President Bashar Assad had no intention of giving up "the keys to Damascus." With little progress to show after...

World leaders and UAE residents have issued messages of support for UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following  news of his stroke .  UAE state agency WAM reported on Saturday that Sheikh Khalifa, 66, suffered a stroke on Friday morning but was in a stable...

Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour has announced that Egypt will hold presidential elections before parliamentary, changing a political "road map" laid down after the army overthrew Mohamed Morsi last summer. The long-expected change could pave the way for the swift election of...