All Middle East
- How common are IS terrorist attacks in Turkey?
Turkey officials believe Tuesday attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport was orchestrated by the Islamic State. If ISIS claims credit, it will be the third Islamic State-linked attack since the start of the year.
- Death toll rises at Istanbul's Ataturk airport after suicide bombing
After three suicide bombers opened gunfire and detonated explosives at the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, the death toll rose to 41, with more than 200 injured.
- 'Terrorists' open fire at Istanbul airport
At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured in an attack on Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
- US is making progress against ISIS, but not fast enough for lawmakers
Concerns over the strength of the Islamic State persist in the wake of the Orlando, Fla., attack but US military strategy against the militant forces in Syria is making headway.
- Retired Israeli security experts' plan challenges Netanyahu
The Commanders for Israel's Security, an alliance of former top security commanders, have cautioned Israel to change course to avoid intensifying conflict with other countries and Palestinians.
- Why Turkey's Erdogan settled for less than he wanted from Israel
The deal reflected pragmatism. But it also signals Erdogan's declining stature in the Middle East and mounting troubles at home, where he has exploited cultural divisions to deflect attention.
- First LookIraqi commander calls Fallujah 'completely liberated' from ISIS
Iraqi forces' retaking of the city marks one of the biggest victories against ISIS, but the Islamic extremists still control other parts of the country.
- First LookAfter a six-year chill, Turkey and Israel begin to normalize relations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the economic benefits of ending the six-year diplomatic chill over the Israeli navy's killing of Turkish activists in 2010.
- Muslim Brotherhood is all but snuffed out. Can it reinvent itself?
The Brotherhood lost its last real stronghold in the Arab world this spring with Jordan's decision to shut down the movement. Some worry that extremists could fill the void.
- 80,000 Fallujah civilians escape IS, but face new crisis in desert camps
Even seasoned aid workers are shocked by the conditions in makeshift camps. The Shiite-dominated government's response is crucial to stabilizing the Sunni province.
- Iran thwarts Ramadan 'terrorist plot,' biggest in decades, Ministry says
Iranian officials announced they had broken up a Sunni extremist plot to bomb Tehran and other areas, potentially the biggest militant attack in decades.
- The other reason ISIS is cheering after Orlando attacks
In addition to killing 'infidels,' Islamic State also seeks to sow division in America and provoke it to act contrary to its values. A new IS video features Trump's response to the Orlando attacks.
- Two Al Jazeera employees sentenced to death in Egypt
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and Al Jazeera
- Is ISIS finally losing Fallujah?
Iraqi forces entered the heart of Fallujah Friday, after four weeks of fighting to rid the city of Islamic State fighters.
- Islamist views on LGBT: what Quran says, and what it doesn't
ISIS has invoked Quranic passages about Sodom and Gomorrah in the killing of gays, including in Orlando. But prominent clerics vary widely on how homosexuals should be treated.
- First LookDutch woman jailed in Qatar after reporting rape sentenced, then freed
A Dutch woman detained for three months in Doha, Qatar after reporting her rape has been handed a suspended prison sentence and released from detainment.
- Orlando attack: 'I am the lone wolf that terrorizes the infidels'
Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to the self-declared Islamic State as he attacked the Pulse nightclub. But that may have been the extent of his contact with the group.
- Iran steps up recruitment of Shiite mercenaries for Syrian war
Iran opened a recruiting center in Herat, Afghanistan, last fall and has persuaded – and sometimes coerced – thousands of Afghans to fight in Syria.
- ISIS claims responsibility for deadly bombings near Shiite shrine
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people – some reports say 20 – and wounded dozens more in a town with a famous Shiite pilgrimage site, near Damascus, according to local reports.
- After four years of siege, food aid reaches Damascus suburb
The U.N. estimates that there are currently 592,700 people living under siege in Syria, with the vast majority of them — some 452,700 people — besieged by government forces.