Middle East
Syrian opposition casts doubt on U.N. peace talk plan
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on Wednesday on whether U.N.-backed peace talks would go ahead on March 9 as planned, as rebels ...Jordan foils IS attacks, kills jihadists
Jordan said Wednesday that it had thwarted planned attacks by the Islamic State group on its soil, killing seven suspected jihadists in ...Russia wants Syrian border with Turkey closed
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for the closure of Syria\'s border with Turkey to cut off outside supplies to "terrorists", ...Bin Laden left millions for jihad in handwritten will
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had millions of dollars stashed in Sudan and wanted most of it to be used to fund ...More than 150,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey
More than 150,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since Syria\'s crisis began, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Lutfi Elvan said Monday, ...Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25
A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral on Monday, killing at least 25 people, including a local Shiite militia leader, in a ...UN plans Syria aid deliveries as cease-fire continues
The United Nations and partner aid organizations plan to deliver life-saving aid to 154,000 Syrians in besieged areas in the next five ...Russia reports Syria ceasefire breaches by Turkey, rebels
Russia said on Sunday that a fragile ceasefire in Syria had been breached nine times over the past 24 hours including by ...Death toll in Baghdad twin suicide bombing rises to 70
The death toll of a twin suicide bombing in a Shi\'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday rose to 70, with more than ...Syria cease-fire takes effect
Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by ...




