Middle East
Trump’s Middle East policies fuel global worries for the region
May 15, 2018
Trump’s Middle East policies fuel global worries for the region
President Donald Trump’s prospects for brokering the Middle East peace “deal of the century” plunged ever deeper as the US…
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
May 15, 2018
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
Taliban fighters threatened the provincial capital of Farah in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, with fighting underway on the outskirts of…
Rocket warning siren in southern Israel was false alarm: Israeli military
May 15, 2018
Rocket warning siren in southern Israel was false alarm: Israeli military
A rocket siren that sounded in southern Israel near the Gaza border on Tuesday was a false alarm, the Israeli…
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
May 14, 2018
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli troops killed dozens of Palestinians who were taking part in mass protests on the Gaza border on Monday as…
Israeli soldiers kill seven Palestinians in Gaza protests: Gaza health officials
May 14, 2018
Israeli soldiers kill seven Palestinians in Gaza protests: Gaza health officials
Israeli forces shot and killed at least seven Palestinians during protests on Monday along the Gaza border, Palestinian health officials…
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results
May 14, 2018
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results
The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq’s national elections in partial returns…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says US embassy move in Jerusalem ‘worthless’
May 14, 2018
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says US embassy move in Jerusalem ‘worthless’
The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah on Monday dismissed the U.S. decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem as a…
Turkey’s Sazlibosna Canal alarms villagers and environmentalists
May 13, 2018
Turkey’s Sazlibosna Canal alarms villagers and environmentalists
When residents of Sazlibosna, a village near Istanbul, tried to attend a public meeting about the Turkish government’s plan to…
Death sentence for stabbing her husband as he raped her
May 11, 2018
Death sentence for stabbing her husband as he raped her
A 19-year-old Sudanese woman has been sentenced to death for fatally stabbing the man she was forced to marry, who…
Iran says Syria has every right to defend itself against Israel: TV
May 11, 2018
Iran says Syria has every right to defend itself against Israel: TV
Iran on Friday supported Syria’s right to defend itself against aggression from Israel, state TV reported, accusing others of remaining…