Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Beirut violence was a dangerous development

By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Monday that last week's Beirut violence in which seven Shi'ite Muslims…

Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque attack in Afghan city of Kandahar -statement

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack at a Shi'ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar which left dozens killed and injured, a…

Iraqis to vote in ballot marked by growing social and political fractures

By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Elections in Iraq next month are being held early in response to mass protests against the government in 2019, but…

Unidentified planes hits Iranian militias in eastern Syria – military sources

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Unidentified aircraft hit a base run by Iranian-backed militias in Syria's eastern province of Deir al Zor near the Iraqi border where Tehran has…