Iraqi Kurdish authorities said they have evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their

Iran and the US raced against the clock yesterday to close in on a nuclear deal with US Secretary of State John Kerry saying it was "time to

Forty-five militants were killed in army raids in the past week in Egypt, the military said yesterday. 97 wanted and suspected militants

Human Rights Watch yesterday warned of the use of cluster bombs over the past four months in the Libyan conflict between forces of the

The US embassy in Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due to "heightened security concerns"

On the eve of fresh talks with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said it was unclear whether an interim agreement over its nuclear

CIA Director John Brennan said Friday the United States does not want to see a chaotic collapse of the Syrian regime as it could open

Iraqi forces yesterday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be

Egypt plans to build a new administrative and business capital east of Cairo that will house five million people and feature a theme park

The United States on Thursday renewed its call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, marking the fourth anniversary of the

More than 40 Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS blew up the Iraqi army headquarters near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, an

The United Nations and a global coalition of aid agencies have accused international powers of failing the victims of the Syrian conflict.

Iran's Supreme Leader hit out yesterday at a letter by US Republican senators threatening to undo any nuclear deal between

Satellite images highlight the devastation caused by four years of conflict in Syria, with most of the country now plunged into

Thousands of Iraqi troops and militiamen laid siege to jihadist fighters holed up in Tikrit yesterday, wary of rushing into streets littered with bombs and infested with snipers. After making major gains in and around the city on Wednesday, commanders were confident that Baghdad's biggest victory yet against the Islamic State group was only a matter of time.

A Chinese official has revealed an "inside story", which indicates the Islamic State (ISIS)'s influence has spread to China's disturbed

Turkey on Thursday said it had detained an intelligence agent working for one of the states in the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after a diplomatic row between the two countries, Sweden's foreign ministry said yesterday.

The Iranian authorities have been accused of trying to turn women into “baby-making machines” with a series of strict new measures designed to boost the nation's fertility rate.

Iraqi forces entered a district of Tikrit yesterday, stepping up an offensive launched 10 days ago to wrest the northern city back from jihadists, army officers said.