A ceasefire between government forces and rebels went into effect in part of central Syria yesterday after Russia struck a deal with the

Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shia mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that Islamic State militants are seeking to bring

Israeli police grilled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife for two hours on Wednesday on suspicion that she diverted public money

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to step in yesterday to prevent tensions with Jordan spiralling into a brawl between two

Thousands of Shia protesters chanted slogans against the Islamic State group yesterday as they carried the coffins of victims of a

The main grouping of the world's Muslim nations on Tuesday accused Israel of staging provocative actions and inflaming tensions with

A total of 2,531 Afghan security forces were killed and 4,238 wounded in the first four months of the year, according to figures released

The bodies of eight migrants have been found at sea off the coast of Libya by rescuers coming to the aid of four rubber dinghies, the

Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an "illegal siege" imposed by its Gulf neighbours, the commerce

Thousands of people yesterday gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital to witness the public execution of a man

Israeli media are reporting that a military court has upheld the 18-month sentence of a soldier convicted of fatally shooting a Palestinian

A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after

The foreign ministers of four Arab states boycotting Qatar said yesterday they would make no compromises in their demand that Doha

Six Bangladesh nationals, including two siblings, are killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia.

A total of 105 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, who missed their flights to Saudi Arabia yesterday, fly from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Thousands of Muslim worshippers surge into Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and at least 113 are hurt in scuffles with police after Israel lifted security measures imposed at the sacred site in the face of days of violent protests.

The US-led coalition fighting IS has told its local Syrian allies that they must be exclusively focused on fighting ISIS and not fight the

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants to expel Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera from Israel amid tensions over a

An attack on a boat carrying refugees off the coast of war-torn Yemen in March was almost certainly carried out by the Saudi-led

An Iraqi army division trained by American forces summarily executed prisoners in west Mosul, Human Rights Watch said yesteraday,