Middle East
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to halt the destruction by Islamic State jihadists of Iraqi archaeological sites, branding ...Egypt executes Morsi supporter convicted of throwing men off roof
Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a ...Iraqi and Iranian forces push on toward Tikrit
Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of Saddam Hussein\'s home city Tikrit on Friday, pressing ...Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander
Al Qaeda\'s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said ...British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
A chemistry teacher was jailed for six years in Britain on Thursday for trying to join Islamic State jihadists fighting in Syria, ...U.S., Iran meet as nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The U.S. and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran\'s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli ...Iraq launches offensive on Islamic State stronghold north of Baghdad
Iraq\'s armed forces, backed by Shi\'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday at the start of a campaign ...Iran, six powers to hold nuclear talks in Switzerland on March 5
Senior officials from Iran and six powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program will hold more talks in Montreux, Switzerland on ...US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a ...Islamic State militant “Jihadi John” identified as British man Mohammed Emwazi
The "Jihadi John" killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a middle class ...




