Middle East

Forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government fought fierce exchanges with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday in which 13…

Turkey said on Thursday it would suspend the European Convention on Human Rights during a state of emergency it declared…

The head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition called for a suspension of the U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members…

A Syrian rebel group which has received US military backing said it is investigating the beheading of a young child…

Israel's parliament on Wednesday passed a law enabling it to impeach deputies for incitement to violence, racism or support for…

Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a…

New British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called on Tuesday for Russia and other states to demand Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…

Montreal academic Homa Hoodfar was preparing to return to Canada from Iran in March when agents from Iran's powerful paramilitary…

European powers are trying to develop better means for pre-emptively spotting "lone-wolf" militants from their online activities and are looking…