Middle East
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
October 29, 2017
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting…
AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power
October 28, 2017
AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power
The man who may soon be king of Saudi Arabia is charting a new, more modern course for a country…
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
October 28, 2017
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
Iraq’s Prime Minister on Friday issued a 24-hour suspension of the movement of troops who are deployed in Iraq’s north…
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…