Russia yesterday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for a humanitarian pause in the Saudi-led air

Loyalists of ousted Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi have pushed back Shia Houthi rebels in the southern city of Aden

Iran's president, vows he will abide by the terms of the preliminary nuclear agreement the country signed with six world powers, where Iran will curb nuclear activities in return for relief from sanctions.

Well-wishers hailed Iran's nuclear negotiators as they returned to Tehran yesterday from reaching a potentially historic framework

As details emerged of the interim agreement reached between six world powers and Iran over principles for rolling back its nuclear

Jihadists in Egypt's Sinai killed 15 soldiers and two civilians in attacks on checkpoints yesterday, security officials said, the deadliest in

US President Barack Obama touted an "historic understanding" with Iran Thursday, telling critics it would prevent Tehran from

More than 25,000 foreign fighters from 100 nations have travelled to join militant groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS), a

A suicide bomber yesterday killed at least 16 people and wounded 40 others, including a prominent lawmaker, at an anti-corruption

A 19-year-old British woman, one of a group of medical students to join the Islamic State has told her family she wants to go home

According to a UN report, more than 25,000 foreign fighters have traveled to join militant groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State

The Iraqi government declares a "magnificent victory" over Islamic State militants in the city of Tikrit.

The Islamic State group stormed the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus yesterday, capturing large parts of the Palestinian

Palestine formally joined the International Criminal Court yesterday, a move the Palestinians hope could open the door to the possible

More than 20 jihadist groups have pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State movement and 10 others have voiced their support for

One assailant was killed yesterday when Turkish security forces opened fire on two armed individuals who sought to attack the police

Dozens of civilians were reported killed yesterday after a dairy plant was bombed in Yemen as the war-torn country's foreign

Explosion at a dairy factory in Yemen's Hodaida has left 25 workers dead, medical sources said, with conflicting accounts attributing the blast to an air strike by a Saudi-led alliance or to a rocket landing from a nearby army base.

The Palestinians have formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), a key step towards being able to pursue Israelis for alleged war crimes.

According to Israeli military assessment, Israel could suffer hundreds of civilian dead if it fights another war with Hezbollah.