Middle East
Hamas ready for fresh conflict with Israel: Gaza chief
Hamas is ready for a new confrontation with Israel thanks in part to the reconstruction of tunnels to fight the Jewish state, ...Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians
Suspected Russian air strikes killed at least 54 civilians in rebel- and jihadist-held areas of Syria in the past 24 hours, a ...Seven Hamas militants killed in Gaza tunnel collapse
Seven members of Hamas\' military wing were killed when a tunnel built for fighting against Israel collapsed this week in the Gaza ...Syria talks invitations sent as regime advances on rebels
The United Nations on Tuesday sent out invitations to new Syria peace talks in Geneva this week, as leading opposition representatives debated ...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 ...




