Middle East
Islamic State claims deadly attack on court in Libya’s Misrata
October 4, 2017
Islamic State claims deadly attack on court in Libya’s Misrata
Gunmen killed at least three people and wounded 35 on Wednesday in a suicide attack on a court complex in…
Report: Iranian nuclear negotiator gets 5-year sentence
October 4, 2017
Report: Iranian nuclear negotiator gets 5-year sentence
A member of Iran’s team of nuclear negotiators that struck the 2015 deal with world powers has been sentenced to…
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
October 4, 2017
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
A Turkish court started issuing verdicts on Wednesday in the trial of some 40 soldiers accused of attempting to kill…
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
October 4, 2017
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
Belgium has moved to expel an Egyptian preacher at the country’s biggest mosque because he posed a “national security” threat,…
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
October 4, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
Iran’s state TV is reporting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iran as Tehran and Ankara weigh how…
Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State
October 4, 2017
Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State
Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory…
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
October 4, 2017
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
A bomb planted by Kurdish militants ripped into a military vehicle, killing four soldiers and wounding four more, as they…
Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria
October 4, 2017
Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria
Russia said on Wednesday it had critically injured the leader of the Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria after launching…
Iraqi Kurds mourn death of leader Talabani, symbol of unity
October 4, 2017
Iraqi Kurds mourn death of leader Talabani, symbol of unity
Flags flew at half-staff across Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday as Iraqi Kurds began observing a week of…
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
October 4, 2017
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
US Defense Secretary Mattis has said it would be against US security interests to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord.…