Middle East
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
April 3, 2018
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
A thousand Turkish diplomats and civil servants are among the 15,654 people who have sought asylum in Germany since the…
Air raid kills 16 near Yemen port of Hodeida: security sources
April 2, 2018
Air raid kills 16 near Yemen port of Hodeida: security sources
An air strike near the Yemeni port of Hodeida on Monday killed 16 people in a building where Houthi rebels…
Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing Gaza death toll to 18
April 2, 2018
Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing Gaza death toll to 18
The Palestinian Health Ministry says a 29-year-old Gaza man has died of injuries from Israeli army fire during last week’s…
Bahrain strikes oil in biggest find since 1932
April 2, 2018
Bahrain strikes oil in biggest find since 1932
The small archipelago Gulf state is surrounded by oil-producing giants, but its own production has been very limited. A more…
Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence
April 2, 2018
Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence
Israel’s defense minister on Sunday rejected international calls for an investigation into deadly violence along Gaza’s border with Israel, saying…
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
April 1, 2018
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to tender consolidation of project consultancy services – sources
April 1, 2018
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to tender consolidation of project consultancy services – sources
Saudi Arabia plans to issue tenders to consolidate consultancy services for government infrastructure projects in the coming months in a…
Major fire at Yemen’s Hodeidah port destroys aid supplies
April 1, 2018
Major fire at Yemen’s Hodeidah port destroys aid supplies
A fire broke out at the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah early on Saturday, destroying warehouses filled with cooking fuel…
Syrian army command says it has regained most of eastern Ghouta
April 1, 2018
Syrian army command says it has regained most of eastern Ghouta
The Syrian army command said on Saturday it had regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta and…
Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon
March 31, 2018
Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone crashed in southern Lebanon overnight between Friday and Saturday, the Israeli military and Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported.…