Middle East

ISIS executes 175 kidnapped workers in Northeast Damascus

No further details were provided on the nature of the killings.

Seven killed, 15 injured in ISIS blast in Sinai

Syria-Russia-Iran axis likely to liberate ISIS heartland, not Western backed forces

Moscow’s support making critical difference for Assad regime, Middle East expert Joshua Landis tells ‘Post.’

Russia's UN envoy warns world about antiquities trade that nets ISIS $200 million per year

Ambassador Vitaly Churkin says plundered antiquities were largely smuggled through Turkish territory.

Egyptian satellite firm cuts broadcast of Hezbollah-linked TV in Lebanon

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Beirut have been brewing since January. Riyadh is worried Hezbollah has too much power in Lebanon.

Syrian army, allies launch large attack south of Aleppo

Fighting south of Aleppo in recent days has put further strain on the already widely violated ceasefire deal brokered by the United States and Russia.

Bahrani FM: Iran presents bigger threat to Gulf states than Israel

Bahrain broke off formal relations with Iran in January of this year.

Israel warns: Europe flooded with hundreds of jihadists planning to strike

Defense Minister Ya'alon tells visiting Polish counterpart: We're concerned that what we saw in Paris and Brussels is just the start.

Report: Syrian opposition faction assassinates Assad's wife's bodyguard

The rebel group released a video announcing: "The Adeat Brigade, in collaboration with the Secret Missions Brigade, assassinated the bodyguard of Asma Assad, the criminal Hussamm Shalish."

Jordan sends a memorandum of protest to Israel over incursions at Temple Mount

Jordanian government spokesmansaid that in the memorandum, the government emphasized that it opposes and condemns the incursions of Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick.

Gazans launch campaign calling on Saudi Arabia to help them make pilgrimage to Mecca

The campaign, spread on Twitter under the hashtag "Gaza misses Umrah (the Mecca pilgrimage)," was launched in light of the approaching visit of Saudi Arabia's King Salman to Cairo later this week.

Is Hezbollah involved in the biggest prostitution network ever exposed in Lebanon?

The prostitution network, revealed by the Lebanese police in the coastal city of Jounieh, north of Beirut, included 75 women, most of them Syrian.

Report: ISIS threat spurs US to weigh pull of troops in Sinai

According to CNN, the Obama administration is examining the relocation of US and international peacekeeping forces from a base in the volatile northern Sinai to areas in the peninsula's south.

Kerry: Russia has played 'constructive role' in Mideast

US secretary of state defends Moscow's efforts in Syria and toward the Iran deal.

Russian forces demine territory outside Palmyra

The bombs left behind were linked by retreating IS militants so they could go off together.

Syria's grand mufti: Opposition offered ceasefire in exchange for appeasement with Israel

The grand mufti criticized the Syrian rebel factions fighting against the Syrian regime, claiming they serve the joint Israeli-Western bid to ruin Syria.

Report: Syrian rebels shoot down warplane, capture pilot

Videos began to circulate on social media of alleged footage of the incident.

Report: ISIS militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir al-Zor airport

Syrian state media did not disclose how many casualties were sustained.

Analysis: Saudi Arabia's bitter Lebanese divorce

"By default we're abandoning Lebanon to Iran," said a senior European diplomat. "It's a big blow to Lebanon."

Report: Russia withdrawal due to disappointment with Iran and Hezbollah

Russian forces did not receive the backing on the ground that it expected, and the leadership had deep differences with the Iranians on the direction of the conflict.

Azerbaijani official to ‘Post’: Israel must comment on Nagorno-Karabakh

Jerusalem, meanwhile, is staying quiet on contested enclave.

Palestinian Authority to step up talks with Hamas in bid to clinch unity government

Sources say that Abbas has decided to expand the Fatah team that is currently negotiating with Hamas to include more officials.

Air France allows crew to avoid Tehran route after headscarf row

After a meeting between airline management and unions, the French carrier says it will offer female staff the choice of opting out of the flights.

Builders find remnants from Byzantine period in Gaza

The discovery was first made on Saturday, as construction workers prepared the ground for a shopping center.

Iranian military official warns US: Stay away from Iran's red lines

Iranian deputy chief of staff says Islamic Republic will not curtail its missile program no matter what.

Iran deploys special forces to advise in Syria

“The regular army has begged for some time to get involved in Syria because it would be a source of prestige and funding,” says Iran expert Ali Alfoneh.

Senior Jabhat al-Nusra leader killed in American airstrike in Syria

Sources affiliated with JN reported on Twitter that "Abu Firas," whose real name is Radwan Namus, was killed alongside his son and six JN jihadists in the Idlib village of Kfar Jalis.

With Turkey's blessing, coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul

Iraqi officials say they will retake Mosul this year, the city which is by far the largest population center controlled by the jihadists.

Migrants begin returning to Turkey from Greece in landmark EU deal

Two Turkish-flagged passenger boats carrying 131 migrants set sail from Lesbos to Turkey.

Libya could replace Syria and Iraq as main Islamic State hub

“The bottom line is that Islamic State has found the perfect storm from where to hunker down and build its power away from the main stage in Syria and Iraq,” expert says