Middle East
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
October 23, 2017
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
A Bahraini female political activist and two others have been freed from detention in the island kingdom amid its crackdown…
Iran’s Guards seen economic winner from tougher Trump stance
October 23, 2017
Iran’s Guards seen economic winner from tougher Trump stance
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a military force with political clout and an industrial empire, stands to benefit from…
Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city: defence chiefs
October 23, 2017
Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city: defence chiefs
A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,100 lives has ended following…
Germany terrorism prosecution cases soar: report
October 22, 2017
Germany terrorism prosecution cases soar: report
German federal prosecutors have opened up more than 900 terrorism-related cases so far this year, including 800 related to radical…
Indonesia demands answers after military chief denied US entry
October 22, 2017
Indonesia demands answers after military chief denied US entry
Indonesia intends to send a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state and summon Washington’s deputy ambassador in Jakarta…
Israel arrests 15 extremists opposed to Arab-Jewish marriage
October 22, 2017
Israel arrests 15 extremists opposed to Arab-Jewish marriage
Israeli police have arrested 15 Jewish extremists accused of threatening Arab men dating Jewish women, officials said Sunday. Among those…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
October 22, 2017
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
October 22, 2017
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
Russia accused the US-led coalition in Syria on Sunday of wiping the city of Raqqa “off the face of the…
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
October 22, 2017
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
US-backed militias said they captured a major oil field in Deir al-Zor province on Sunday, pressing their offensive against Islamic…
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
October 22, 2017
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he’ll hope to achieve something that has…