Middle East
Roadside bombing kills Bahrain police officer, wounds 8
October 28, 2017
Roadside bombing kills Bahrain police officer, wounds 8
Authorities in Bahrain say a roadside bomb has killed a police officer and wounded eight others. A local Shiite militant…
Hamas says its security chief wounded in Gaza car bombing
October 27, 2017
Hamas says its security chief wounded in Gaza car bombing
Hamas’ security chief in the Gaza Strip was wounded in a car bombing on Friday in what the Islamist group…
Russia undermining action against chemical weapons, says UK, citing Syria ‘cover up’
October 27, 2017
Russia undermining action against chemical weapons, says UK, citing Syria ‘cover up’
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday accused Russia of trying to hide the use of sarin gas by Syrian…
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
October 27, 2017
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
A tightening siege has pushed people to the verge of famine in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, residents and aid…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
October 27, 2017
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun…
Court rules Amnesty’s Turkey chief to remain jailed
October 26, 2017
Court rules Amnesty’s Turkey chief to remain jailed
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled that Amnesty International’s Turkey chairman Taner Kilic remain jailed pending a verdict in his…
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
October 26, 2017
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and…
Turkey’s release of German citizen sign of thawing ties: Gabriel
October 26, 2017
Turkey’s release of German citizen sign of thawing ties: Gabriel
Turkey’s decision to release a German human rights activist is a sign of improving relations between the two NATO allies,…
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
October 26, 2017
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Iraq’s US-backed prime minister on Thursday that he should not rely on the…
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
October 26, 2017
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
Iraq’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that the Kurdish independence referendum be declared void, an apparent rejection of the Kurdistan…