Middle East
Child sex abuse in Turkey sparks debate on best prevention
March 4, 2018
Child sex abuse in Turkey sparks debate on best prevention
A man suspected of raping a sleeping 4-year-old girl during a wedding in southern Turkey narrowly escaped a neighborhood lynching…
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
March 4, 2018
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
March 4, 2018
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials…
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap
March 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap
Since King Salman ascended Saudi Arabia’s throne in 2015, his son and heir apparent Mohammad bin Salman has been nothing…
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion
March 4, 2018
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion
Bahrain authorities have busted a network “formed and supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” the official BNA agency reported on…
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks
March 4, 2018
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks
Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle nuclear weapons and long-range missiles,…
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
March 4, 2018
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
March 4, 2018
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
March 3, 2018
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
March 3, 2018
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus…