An Israeli aircraft carried out a strike on Syria after 10 projectiles fired from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, an army spokesman said.

Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their "caliphate".

Qatar and Iran voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Mekkah. The Qatar foreign ministry expressed "solidarity with the brotherly kingdom of Saudi Arabia".

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government said on Saturday it was investigating reports that forces backed by the United Arab Emirates were running secret prisons in southern Yemen ...

Solar panels on wheels make for a strange sight on the streets of Syria’s besieged Douma, but the makeshift generator is helping local residents secure water.

US-backed Iraqi forces yesterday began a push towards the mosque in Mosul where Islamic State declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago, military officials said.

US-backed Iraqi forces on Wednesday began a push towards the mosque in Mosul where Islamic State declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago, military officials said.

The German parliament's budget committee on Wednesday postponed a decision on a 1-billion-euro ($1.11 billion) funding package for the military, including a deal to lease Israeli-made armed drones, sources told Reuters.

Egypt began on Wednesday to deliver a million litres of fuel to Gaza, temporarily easing a crisis that has left the Palestinian enclave's two million residents with only a few hours of electricity per day.

Saudi King Salman ousted his nephew as crown prince on Wednesday and installed his son Mohammed bin Salman -- the first of a new generation set for power in the kingdom used to ageing leaders.

A US warplane shot down a drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early yesterday, officials said, in the latest incident in rising tensions between the two sides.

Iraq’s army said it encircled Islamic State’s stronghold in the Old City of Mosul yesterday after taking over an area to the north of the densely populated historic district.