Middle East

Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December…

Aniseh Makhlouf, Syria's former first lady and the mother of current President Bashar Assad, died Saturday, the presidency announced.

US President Barack Obama says governments across the Middle East that make a "commitment to justice and human rights" will…

The Syrian government and opposition activists say army troops have recaptured a new village north of Aleppo, bringing troops closer…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of…

Nabil Shurafa's travel agency in Gaza was once packed with clients booking flights to London, Paris, New York or cities…

An Israeli soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded in the southern city of Ashkelon on Sunday and the assailant was…

Turkey has reached the end of its "capacity to absorb" refugees but will continue to take them in, the deputy…

The family of an Iranian-British former BBC journalist who was detained last week in Tehran were told on Saturday that…

Russian and Syrian government forces on Saturday intensified an assault on rebel-held areas around the Syrian city of Aleppo that…