TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisia's parliament approved Thursday imposition of the death penalty for "terrorist" crimes, despite opposition from rights groups and a de facto quarter-century moratorium on...

HEBRON, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, Samih Shaheen- Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a hospital official said, with heavy clashes...

SURUC, TURKEY, with Fulya Ozerkan in Ankara / Ilyas Akengin- Turkey said Tuesday it had identified a suspect over a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria blamed on Islamic State...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US Treasury imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah military officials and a businessman tied to the group on Tuesday, citing their support for the regime of Syrian...

ANKARA, TURKEY- Turkey's security forces detained nearly 500 people attempting to cross the border from war-torn Syria on Saturday, the army announced. "488 people were detained by the land forces...

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES- Bahrain summoned Iran's acting charge d'affaires Sunday to protest against its supreme leader voicing support for "oppressed people" across the Middle East including in...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Conspiracy theories of a powerful Jewish cabal or a Western plan to destroy Islam must be challenged in efforts to counter radicalisation, British Prime Minister David Cameron...

KHAN BANI SAAD, IRAQ, Karim Abou Merhi- Iraq mourned its dead Saturday after one of the deadliest car bombs in its bloody history ripped through a busy market north of Baghdad and killed at least 90...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sara Hussein- A close alliance between the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State jihadist group and Syrian Kurdish fighters has racked up successes, but also stirred...