Middle East
Syria army advances in Aleppo but rolled back in Palmyra
Syrian forces pushed forward in Aleppo Sunday as thousands fled rebel-held areas, but they lost ground to the south where the Islamic ...Bombing kills 23 near Cairo Coptic cathedral
A bomb blast tore through a church near Cairo\’s Coptic cathedral during a service Sunday, killing 23 people in the deadliest attack ...Blast outside Istanbul soccer stadium killed 13
Two explosions, one thought to have been a suicide bomb, killed 13 people outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, security ...Suicide bomber kills at least 50 Yemeni troops in Aden
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 Yemeni soldiers at a base in the city of Aden, a local security official said, ...UN voices fear that hundreds missing after fleeing east Aleppo
The UN human rights office voiced concern Friday that hundreds of men may have gone missing after fleeing eastern Aleppo into government-controlled ...Russia says Syria army halts Aleppo attacks as rebels cornered
Syria\'s army on Thursday halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow for trapped civilians to be evacuated, Russia\'s foreign minister announced, after ...Fatah picks party officials amid talk of Abbas succession
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas\'s Fatah party on Saturday held a vote for members of its ruling bodies that could give clues to ...Mosul food, water reserves dwindle as fighting cuts off supplies
The United Nations issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the humanitarian situation in eastern Mosul where the U.S.-backed Iraqi army is ...Exodus as Syria rebels lose northeast Aleppo
Syria\'s rebels lost all of the northern neighbourhoods of their stronghold in east Aleppo on Monday, as the army made significant advances ...Kuwait votes as opposition ends boycott
Kuwaitis went to the polls Saturday for the first election in nearly four years contested by the opposition amid fresh disputes over ...




