(Middle East Eye)- Nizar Dabbachi, 38, lives in an upscale neighbourhood of Tunis, where newly built houses and marble details distinguish it from the average Tunisian district. Yet for Dabbachi, his home has become his prison, and the only thing keeping him connected to life outside his walls...

(Business Insider)- A new Islamic State is being constituted in Syria, and no one is paying attention— yet. "There's a second Islamic State that has emerged," says Theo Padnos, adding: "Nobody knows what is happening in the northwestern corner of Syria. I know because I'm in touch with some...

(Middle East Eye)- While members of the Syria Civil Defence group in Syria, better known as the White Helmets, have been celebrated as brave humanitarians across the world, little is known about the contribution of their female members. "Women are an essential part of the rescue work,"...

The German government has banned the public display of images of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed head of the PKK terrorist group, amid calls by Turkey to take stricter measures against terrorism propaganda. A spokesman of the German Interior Ministry told Anadolu Agency on Friday that the ministry...

Turkey expects Russia to lift completely economic restrictions it has imposed on Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday. Moscow imposed economic sanctions on Ankara as relations soured after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane...

U.S. congressional investigators are demanding documents and contacting witnesses in a wide-ranging probe of the Defense Department's troubled anti-propaganda efforts against the ISIS. The investigation by the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee follows reporting by The...

A host of economic and security-related issues will be tackled by today’s high-level meeting between Ankara and Moscow, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in Russia. "I believe the steps we will take in many areas like the economy, trade, military, and the defense industry...

The UN on Friday accused Turkish security forces of committing serious abuses during operations against Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey after a regional ceasefire collapsed in July 2015. A report from the United Nations' rights office details evidence of "massive destruction, killings...

Tunisia's main labor union and largest industry association agreed Friday to raise wages for about 1.5 million private sector workers, a step aimed at reducing social tension, restoring investor confidence and reviving the economy. The announcement of the 6 percent increase came at a...

Iraqi special forces battled ISIS Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said extremist resistance is showing signs of weakening under repeated assaults. The extremists are also facing simultaneous offensives in Syria by government forces, Turkish-backed rebels and a U.S.-supported alliance...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will speak Friday by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump in the first contact between the two leaders since Trump took office in January. Trump's planned phone call to Abbas was revealed in a White House notice. Abbas has spent many hours on the...

A helicopter crashed in the outskirts of Istanbul Friday after apparently hitting a television tower in dense fog, killing at least five people, reports said. The private Dogan news agency said the helicopter, with two pilots, four foreign nationals and a Turkish citizen on board, crashed on...

About 2,000 people were killed and entire neighborhoods razed in southeastern Turkey in 18 months of government security operations characterized by massive destruction and serious human rights violations, the United Nations said Friday. The U.N. human rights office said in a report on the...

The lead Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament wants to ensure that Britons can retain the benefits of European Union citizenship after the U.K. leaves the block, he told BBC radio Friday. Guy Verhofstadt said last year's Brexit vote was a tragedy for both the U.K. and the EU but...

Egypt's Interior Ministry and security officials say militants have detonated a roadside bomb, killing two officers and wounding four in the north of the restive Sinai Peninsula. The explosion took place Thursday evening when a security patrol came upon a militant planting the device by a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Kurdish forces took new ground from ISIS in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, the last main road out of the city which is bordered to the south by the Euphrates River, spokesman said Friday. The SDF captured the district of al-Jazrat, making significant close to...

President Vladimir Putin is to host his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks focusing on Syria, where Russia and Turkey have launched mediation efforts and coordinated military action. The two countries brokered a cease-fire in December that helped reduce the scale of fighting...

Nearly all flights were cancelled at Berlin's two airports Friday due to strike action by ground staff, who want an increase in pay to 12 euros ($12.71) from 11 euros an hour. Berlin Airport, which operates Tegel and Schoenefeld, said 455 flights had been cancelled at Tegel and 204 at...

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for unity Friday as he tried to bring home nine Malaysians stuck in North Korea amid a growing row over the murder of Kim Jong Nam, while warning Pyongyang not to abuse Malaysia's "hospitality". North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the...

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal. The unanimous decision brought to a climax months of political turmoil that brought millions of people onto the streets in...