Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, who recently killed 38 people in an attack in the resort town of Sousse, reportedly has trained with Islamic militants in Libya
Military spokesman Sa'ad Ma'an denies Iraqi government is targeting civilians, claiming Islamic State militants are responsible for recent casualties
Blast happened in Cairo's upscale Heliopolis district as Hisham Barakat was heading to work; little-known group,'Giza Popular Resistance,' claims responsibility
Decision against half a dozen top Muslim Brotherhood leaders was widely expected
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges warring factions to implement 'local cease-fires,' in different parts of country, leading later to national cease-fire
Attack comes a day after hearing to confirm death sentences against top Muslim Brotherhood leaders was postponed by Cairo court
Residents in town of Tel Rifaat struggle to dig friends, neighbors from under rubble after government warplane dropped barrel bomb over block of flats
Pictures and video on social media showed black smoke pouring from near the facility, amid cries from bystanders
Officials say attacks outside IS-held city of Fallujah late Tuesday came hours after the launch of an offensive to retake parts of the province from militants
Earlier Sunday, Yemeni political leaders met in the Saudi capital to discuss negotiated settlement to ongoing conflict; Houthi rebel group demanded talks be held in neutral country
The Grand Mufti, Egypt's top religious authority, will make the final decision on the rulings on June 2
But Iraqi parliamentarian tells VOA's Kurdish service the city is not in complete Islamic State control
Both sides trade accusations of truce violations but observers believe humanitarian supplies have been successfully delivered
According to Arab media, one of Syria's top intelligence chiefs, Ali Mamlouk, may have been arrested for allegedly plotting a coup
Saudi Arabia says it is responding to Houthi shelling of two Saudi border towns in recent days
King Salman is only weeks into his reign and analysts say the shuffling appears to aimed at consolidating loyalists' power
Ousted leader escapes death penalty, but he and 12 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders and supporters are found guilty of violence and intimidation, but not murder
Huge explosion reported in capital Sana’a; Houthi TV accuses Riyadh of using banned weapons containing depleted uranium while Saudi media says strike hit weapons depot
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who later allied himself with IS, was known as 'King of Clubs' in deck of playing cards issued to help US troops identify key members of Saddam's regime
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