BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syria's army launched an offensive Friday against rebel groups in a bid to strengthen its control in the northwest Latakia province, a bastion of the regime, a monitor said. After a...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ- The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni...

MADRID, SPAIN, Michaela Cancela-Kieffer- Rights groups slammed an official visit to Spain on Thursday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying he should be shunned for his authoritarian...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The head of the Syrian opposition National Coalition called on the United States Thursday to help set up safe havens inside Syria in areas under rebel control. Meeting with...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Ian Timberlake- Saudi Arabia's King Salman announced a new heir and made his son second in line to rule Wednesday, concentrating power in his inner circle as the kingdom faces...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Rebels and Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate clashed Tuesday with jihadists linked to the Islamic State group along Syria's border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a monitor and an...

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Tuesday....

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Some Damascus residents now fear the worst after Islamist coalition gains against the military in northern Syria. Despite regime reassurances, could jihadists infiltrate the capital?...