Middle East
Syria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia
Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal Latakia province, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, ...About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq: U.N. report
An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq by Islamic State militants who ...Escalation feared after Israeli settlements stabbings
Two knife attacks inside Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including the fatal stabbing of a woman in her home, boosted tensions ...Iraqi forces deploy in Baghdad neighborhood after kidnapping
Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood Monday morning where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the weekend, closing streets ...U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile test
The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran\'s ballistic missile program in a move delayed by over ...Islamic State abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria
The Islamic State group abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after seizing territory in a deadly assault on Syria\'s ...U.N. nuclear agency says Iran has met commitments in landmark nuclear deal
The U.N. atomic agency announced Saturday that Iran has met all of its obligations under a landmark nuclear deal with six world ...Iran released U.S. sailors in international waters
Iran released ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves ...First aid convoys enter besieged Syrian town of Madaya
The first trucks carrying desperately needed aid entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Monday, where more than two dozen people ...At least 48 killed in attacks in Iraqi capital, eastern town
Gunmen detonated suicide vests inside a shopping complex in Baghdad on Monday and a car bomb exploded nearby in an attack claimed ...




