Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attack

2015-05-27 10:49:54

Israeli warplanes early Wednesday launched missile strikes on military training facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to earlier firing of four rockets into Israel.

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attack

2015-05-27 10:39:15

Israeli warplanes early Wednesday launched missile strikes on military training facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to earlier firing of four rockets into Israel, witnesses and security officials said.

Ex-Israeli PM sentenced to more jail time for corruption

2015-05-25 16:25:33

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to eight months in prison on Monday following his recent conviction in a Jerusalem District Court for corruption.

Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's Palmyra

2015-05-22 09:38:38

Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they seized five days earlier.

Egypt appoints anti-Brotherhood judge as justice minister

2015-05-20 17:00:41

Egypt appointed on Wednesday judge Ahmed al-Zend, head of the country's powerful Judges' Club, as justice minister to replace his predecessor who has recently resigned over anti-poor statements regarded by many as "racist", official MENA news agency reported.

US coalition continues airstrikes against IS targets in Syria, Iraq

2015-05-20 16:57:21

US and partner-nation military forces continued to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria and Iraq over the past two days.

Airstrikes continue on military sites in Yemen

2015-05-19 16:57:15

Fighter jets of a Saudi-led coalition bombed military sites controlled by Yemen's Shiite Houthi group and former republican guards in capital Sanaa on Tuesday, one day after a five-day truce expired.

Syrian forces consolidate positions around Palmyra

2015-05-19 10:47:36

The Syrian troops on Monday consolidated their positions at the surroundings of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, following "ferocious" battles against the Islamic State (IS) militants, according to the state news agency SANA.

Saudi-led alliance resumes air strikes on Yemen

2015-05-18 12:08:47

A Saudi Arabian-led coalition resumed air strikes against Yemen's Houthi militia in Aden overnight, hours after the expiry of a truce meant to facilitate badly needed humanitarian aid.

IS militants take full control of Iraq's Ramadi

2015-05-18 08:34:59

The Islamic State militant group took full control of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, Iraq, after the Iraqi security forces withdrew from their positions.

Islamic State raises flag over local government HQ in Iraq's Ramadi

2015-05-16 07:34:31

Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital.

US plays down IS militants' gains in Iraq

2015-05-16 07:34:31

Despite major new setbacks in Iraq, the US military command leading the fight against Islamic State militants insisted that its strategy is working.