Mideast Crisis

Mosul battle: Iraqi forces enter city limits as 'true liberation' begins

1,000 migrants rescued, 9 drown, off Libya

UN to probe deadly attack on aid convoy in Syria

Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: Security

Palestinians push for UN membership and against settlements

President Putin ratifies deal on indefinite Russian air group deployment in Syria

Amnesty urges long-term solution for trapped Syrians

Israel shuts West Bank, Gaza for Jewish holiday

Bahrain rebuffs British, US allies over opposition ban

`Crisis` in Lebanon for Syrian children out of school

U.S. defense chief arrives in Baghdad on unannounced visit

2 years on, post-war Gaza reconstruction, justice lacking: Reports

IS claims deadly attack on Kurds in northeastern Syria

Iran condemns suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia

Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, rebels seize pilot: Monitors

Britain to double troops in Iraq

US backed Syrian rebel forces seize military airport near IS stronghold