All Middle East
- Explosions at Kurdish rally in Turkey kills 2, more than 100 injured
Two explosions occurred five minutes apart at the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party final election rally as party leader Selahattin Demirtas was preparing to address the crowd in the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast.
- How Iran has brought Israel and Saudi Arabia together
Representatives of the two Middle Eastern nations spoke on Thursday about clandestine meetings regarding the Islamic Republic.
- In Turkey, Kurdish party as kingmaker poses surprise challenge to Erdoğan
The party is drawing non-Kurdish supporters who want to rein in Erdoğan. Failure to pass the parliamentary threshold Sunday could harm the Turkey-Kurdish peace process.
- Why Hollywood actor decided to fight ISIS in Syria?
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Michael Enright has travelled from Los Angeles to Syria to take up arms against ISIS.
- How Islamic State teaches hate: insights from an ex-Al Qaeda jihadist
Aiden Dean, a former Al Qaeda member who spied for Britain, says the Islamic State plays on recruits' sense of religious guilt and victimhood to enhance their hatred and anger.
- Why Iran’s Revolutionary Guard backs a nuclear deal: It’s just business
The Guard is known for its hard-line rhetoric. But years of presiding over lucrative enterprises have created a more business-first mentality that sees an opportunity in sanctions relief.
- International coalition united against ISIS, but not everyone wants the same thing
The US-led International coalition against the Islamic State met in Paris on Tuesday to share intelligence and discuss future stability in the region.
- Hamas kills member of rival Islamist group
Hamas forces killed Younis al-Honnor after he allegedly resisted arrest at his home in Gaza, where he was said to have illegally stockpiled munitions. The Palestinian cabinet denounced the 'execution.'
- Saudi Arabia presses 'YouTube imams' to toe the line on Yemen
Popular Muslim clerics are using social media to stir dissent beyond the purview of government-controlled mosques and satellite TV stations. Saudi Arabia is sensitive to criticism of its war in Yemen.
- Libya divided: How can you talk peace when each side is resolved to win?
A UN mediation effort has brought Libya's two rival governments to the negotiating table, but both continue to gird for military victory over the other. The chaos benefits the Islamic State and others.
- ISIS rolls out slick new recruitment ads. Are they working?
The Islamic State targets Western recruits with professional broadcasts, representing more headaches for the West.
- ISIS kills 38 in suicide attack on Iraqi military base
Islamic State militants killed 38 policemen and wounded an additional 46 near the central Iraqi city of Samarra on Monday.
- Why Turkey's parliamentary elections are really all about Erdoğan
Turkey's elections next Sunday are shaping up as a referendum on the increasingly authoritarian Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who seeks to rewrite the country's constitution to consolidate power in the presidency.
- Islamic State claims responsibility for two Baghdad hotel bombings, killing 15
Two separate car bombs went off late Thursday in the parking lots of two prominent hotels in Baghdad. The ability of the IS militants to target heavily secured buildings in the heart of the capital brutally underscored the city's lingering vulnerability.
- IS suicide bomber strikes shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 4
The attack came after a suicide bombing a week ago at another Shiite mosque killed 21 people, heightening sectarian tensions in the Sunni-majority kingdom.
- Syria's Al Qaeda chief says no plans to attack the West
The Syrian known as Abu Muhammed al-Golani, who heads the Nusra Front, said the aim of his group is to bring down President Bashar Assad's government.
- Tony Blair to leave Middle East post next month
The former British prime minister has been working as a special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks since 2007.
- Islamic State: In Libya’s Sparta, goal is to contain the militants
Residents of Misrata view their Mediterranean city as invincible and impenetrable by Islamic State militants, whom they have surrounded in Sirte, where Qaddafi was killed in 2011.
- At least 80 killed following Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen
Arab warplanes and ships also hammered Yemen's largest military port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida at dawn on Wednesday, a local official said.
- Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians, report finds
Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday that Gaza's dominant Islamist Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians during last year's war with Israel. A statement by Hamas denies involvement in the actions described by Amnesty.