Iraqi forces are facing increasingly difficult fighting and a rising number of suicide bombings in the final stages of

Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison yesterday after being granted parole from a 27-month

The Taliban have killed 13 pro-government fighters in northern Afghanistan, ambushing them as they were on their

Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the

Islamic State group jihadists recaptured an eastern district of their Syrian bastion Raqa yesterday, a monitor said, rolling back the

Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said yesterday, as

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert was granted early release yesterday from a 27-month prison sentence for corruption scandals that

The ruler of Dubai has taken to verse to urge Qatar to concede to the demands of Saudi Arabia and its allies for an end to a crippling embargo.

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that the crisis between Qatar and other Gulf states is "an opportunity" to influence both

The bodies of at least 25 migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe were found near Tripoli Tuesday, the Libyan

Qatar yesterday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending

Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul yesterday as they battled to retake the ancient

Qatar yesterday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as

Both Iran and Qatar voice support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca despite their severed ties.

The likelihood that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed is close to 100 percent, Interfax news

Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries says.

France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said

Turkey sent a first ship of food supplies to Qatar yesterday and was also sending a small contingent of soldiers, media reported, while

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulates the newly appointed Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.

Iraq's army said it encircled Islamic State's stronghold in the Old City of Mosul yesterday after taking over an area to the north of the