Middle East
Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
June 4, 2017
Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected militants, taking about $3 million out of their pockets, but Islamabad could…
Bahrain says Twitter account of its foreign minister hacked
June 4, 2017
Bahrain says Twitter account of its foreign minister hacked
Assailants have hacked the Twitter account of Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and posted hostile and insulting…
Supermarket blast in Iran injures 37, gas leak possible cause: reportsIran blast
June 3, 2017
Supermarket blast in Iran injures 37, gas leak possible cause: reportsIran blast
An explosion in a supermarket in the southern city of Shiraz injured 37 people and may have been caused by…
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
June 2, 2017
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a chemical attack in Syria was a provocation against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Speaking at…
US assures Turkey over arming Kurds in IS fight
June 2, 2017
US assures Turkey over arming Kurds in IS fight
The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State group,…
U.S. hikes ‘combat power’ in Syria, with eye on Iran-backed militia
June 2, 2017
U.S. hikes ‘combat power’ in Syria, with eye on Iran-backed militia
The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its “combat power” in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed…
Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul
June 1, 2017
Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul
At least seven civilians were killed and 23 wounded by Islamic State mortar shells as they tried to flee Mosul’s…
Qatar’s support to terrorist groups in Libya ‘will not pass without charge’: Hafter
June 1, 2017
Qatar’s support to terrorist groups in Libya ‘will not pass without charge’: Hafter
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Hafter has accused Qatar of backing terrorism in Libya and said in a statement: “the…
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
June 1, 2017
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
They are veterans of Syria’s rebellion, trying for years to bring down President Bashar Assad. But these days they’re doing…
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
May 31, 2017
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
A court in Bahrain has the ordered the country’s last main opposition group dissolved and its property confiscated. The Bahrain…