US-backed forces launch new attacks on IS in Syria: statement
U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in Syria launched a new phase of their offensive on Thursday, a…
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Chemical weapons experts in Turkey to investigate alleged Syrian sarin attack
A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of…
Churches in Egypt’s Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in…
IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
IS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at…
18 dead, 40 injured in explosion at Saint Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria
The death toll rose to 18 and the number of injured to 40 in an explosion at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral…
Four dead, man arrested in Sweden truck attack
Four people were killed and 15 injured when a stolen truck ploughed into a crowd of people outside a busy…
Blaming Assad, Trump says Syria attack ‘cannot be tolerated’
The United States and Russia traded conflicting assertions Wednesday about who launched a chemical weapons attack…
Saudi Arabia increases fighter pilots’ pay by 60%
The Saudi Cabinet announced a pay increase of up to 60 percent for air force pilots on Monday, state news agency…
EU sees no future for Assad in Syria: Foreign ministers
President Bashar al-Assad has no future in post-conflict Syria but his fate is ultimately up to the Syrian people,…
U.S.-backed forces repel IS attack near Syrian dam
U.S. backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State (IS) militants holding out at the…
