All Middle East
- Amid pomp and fanfare, Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension
Among those at the ceremony were French President Francois Hollande, King Abdullah of Jordan, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
- After deadly attack, Israel arrests extremist
Shin Bet has accused Meir Ettinger of heading an extremist movement seeking to bring about religious "redemption" through attacks on Christian sites and Palestinian homes.
- Under Islamic State's strictures, health care falls on harder times
Residents of the 'capital' in Raqqa face rising costs and scarcer drugs. Bigger challenges are rules for women, jihadists' risky behavior – and concern about a possible AIDS outbreak.
- Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad returns to political stage
He remains popular among the rural poor because of his government's decision to provide monthly cash handouts after cutting food and energy subsidies, and because of his condemnation of capitalism and injustice.
- Report: US-led strikes in Iraq, Syria killed 459 civilians
The US launched airstrikes in Iraq on Aug. 8 and in Syria on Sept. 23 of last year to target the Islamic State group.
- Syrian war: As neighbors seek border enclaves, a de facto partition?
The US and Turkey have designated a zone in northern Syria for flushing out Islamic State. Jordan is also considering a similar zone in southern Syria, as President Bashar al-Assad is forced to pull back his forces.
- Israel approves jailing Jewish militants without trial to resolve lethal arson
Israel approved detaining citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial on Sunday. It is part of a measure to find and capture who was responsible for a lethal West Bank arson attack blamed on Jewish militants.
- Egypt court postpones Al-Jazeera English verdict to Aug. 29
An Egyptian court on Sunday has delayed announcing a verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists again. The journalists have been charged with aiding a terrorist organisation, a reference to the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
- Why Turks, Kurds may want to keep wounded peace process alive
The easy analysis about the clashes between Turkey and Kurdish PKK militants has been that the peace process is finished. But both sides have benefited from peace.
- Turkey's 'risky' two-front war: political opportunity for Erdogan?
As Turkey takes on the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists, Erdogan says Kurdish lawmakers could face legal action. Their party's recent success denied the president's ruling party a majority in parliament.
- Israeli bulldozers start demolishing West Bank settlement
Tempers are high among some in the settler community as it marks a decade since Israel's 'disengagement' from the Gaza Strip.
- Turkey vs. Islamic State: What they risk as conflict escalates
Even as both sides escalate their rhetoric, many in Turkey see the Kurdish PKK as a bigger threat than the Islamic State.
- NATO pledges 'strong solidarity' in Turkish fight against IS
A NATO official said members also used the closed-door meeting to call on Turkey not to use excessive force in reaction to terror attacks.
- US, Turkey look to create 'IS-free' zone in northern Syria
The discussions come amid a major tactical shift in Turkey's approach to the Islamic State group.
- Beirut garbage 'mafia' torching Lebanese governance
Mounds of garbage are piling up in the Lebanese capital, a testament to a political system that has provided stability, but also paralysis.
- Ships successfully cross Egypt's New Suez Canal in first test-run
Three cargo ships passed through Egypt's New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it is formally inaugurated on August 6, state media reported.
- Turkish jets strike Kurdish militant camps in Iraq, Islamic State in Syria
Turkish jets struck camps belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, authorities said Saturday. Turkey also bombed Islamic State positions in Syria for the second day in a row.
- Today Iran, tomorrow the world? Nuclear deal fires up entrepreneurs.
Foreign investors and Iranian business leaders and entrepreneurs are flush with optimism as they line up to cash in on the relaxation of economic sanctions under the nuclear deal.
- US military can now strike Islamic State out of Turkey, officials say
In a deal struck Wednesday, Turkey has agreed to allow the US military to use a key base to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State.
- Iran nuclear deal: Why are Saudis wooing the Muslim Brotherhood?
The overtures to the Brotherhood included a visit to the kingdom by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, whose offices in Qatar were closed just in January at the Saudis' behest.