Middle East

WASHINGTON: Turkey has allowed the United States to use its military bases in the campaign against the Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and...

VIENNA, Austria: As a couple of months passed since Samra Kesinovic and Sabina Selimovic joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)...

CAIRO, Egypt: An international conference will be held in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday to seek pledges of donations for reconstruction of the war-battered...

SANAA, Yemen: At least 63 persons were killed and several others injured in two suicide bombing incidents in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and the southeastern...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The newly elected Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday that Sweden will recognize the state of Palestine, becoming the first major...

CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian forces will join the US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq.“Today, cabinet has authorized Australian...

DAMASCUS, Syria: The US-led coalition has targeted oil refineries during air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) militants in the Syrian eastern province of...

BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 17 persons were killed while 41 others sustained injuries in a series of car bombings which targeted a Shiite mosque...

US Air Force launched first Offensive airstrike against ISIS near BaghdadMonitoring Desk: The United States launched first “offensive” airstrike against ISIS terrorists near Baghdad...

GAZA CITY: A total of 2,016 Palestinians have been killed while 10,196 have suffered injuries since the Israeli military unleashed attacks on the Gaza...