Middle East
U.N. warns Manbij battle could uproot more than 200,000 Syrians
A U.S.-backed offensive to retake the Islamic State-held northern Syrian city of Manbij has displaced some 20,000 civilians and could uproot about ...Iran says no Iranian pilgrims at next hajj, blames Riyadh
Iran officially announced on Thursday that it won\'t be sending pilgrims to the hajj this year, blaming Saudi Arabia for the move ...French vessel detects signals likely from EgyptAir jet black box
A French naval search vessel has picked up signals believed to originate from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 ...Iraq forces push into streets of IS-held Fallujah
Iraqi forces thrust into Fallujah Monday, ushering a new urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion that also ...U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias is widening an offensive against Islamic State near its de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting an ...IS-claimed Yemen bombings kill at least 41
Twin bombings claimed by Islamic State group targeted the Yemeni army in second city Aden Monday killing at least 41 people, most ...EgyptAir flight data show smoke alerts before crash
Egyptian authorities were investigating reports late Friday that there was smoke on the doomed EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo shortly before ...Searchers find body parts, seats, luggage from Egyptian jet
Search crews found floating human remains, luggage and seats from the doomed EgyptAir jetliner Friday but face a potentially more complex task ...EgyptAir jet missing after mid-air plunge, Greeks find floating objects
An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean south of Greece on ...France calls Middle East peace conference for June 3
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday he had called for a long-delayed Middle East peace conference to be held in Paris ...




