Iraqi forces yesterday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be

Egypt plans to build a new administrative and business capital east of Cairo that will house five million people and feature a theme park

The United States on Thursday renewed its call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, marking the fourth anniversary of the

More than 40 Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS blew up the Iraqi army headquarters near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, an

The United Nations and a global coalition of aid agencies have accused international powers of failing the victims of the Syrian conflict.

Iran's Supreme Leader hit out yesterday at a letter by US Republican senators threatening to undo any nuclear deal between

Satellite images highlight the devastation caused by four years of conflict in Syria, with most of the country now plunged into

Thousands of Iraqi troops and militiamen laid siege to jihadist fighters holed up in Tikrit yesterday, wary of rushing into streets littered with bombs and infested with snipers. After making major gains in and around the city on Wednesday, commanders were confident that Baghdad's biggest victory yet against the Islamic State group was only a matter of time.

A Chinese official has revealed an "inside story", which indicates the Islamic State (ISIS)'s influence has spread to China's disturbed

Turkey on Thursday said it had detained an intelligence agent working for one of the states in the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State

Iraqi forces entered a district of Tikrit yesterday, stepping up an offensive launched 10 days ago to wrest the northern city back from jihadists, army officers said.

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after a diplomatic row between the two countries, Sweden's foreign ministry said yesterday.

The Iranian authorities have been accused of trying to turn women into “baby-making machines” with a series of strict new measures designed to boost the nation's fertility rate.

A suicide bomber targets a security compound in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, injuring at least 24 people

US-led coalition air strike in Syria hits an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group killing 30 people

Tens of thousands of people marched in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be replaced in the upcoming elections.

The United Nations' cultural body has condemned the "destruction" by the Islamic State jihadist group of Hatra, a stunning Roman period ancient fortress city in the Iraqi desert.

The Israeli navy open fires on boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip killing one Palestinian fisherman

Egypt on yesterday carried out the first death sentence handed down over the violence that erupted after the army's 2013 overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the interior ministry said.

Iraqi forces pushes Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi