Middle East
Amal Clooney to Iraq: Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimes
March 12, 2017
Amal Clooney to Iraq: Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimes
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by Islamic State fighters…
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
March 12, 2017
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Islamic State has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul…
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
March 11, 2017
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
At least 22 civilians were killed on Friday and dozens wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a market…
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
March 10, 2017
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria…
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
March 10, 2017
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
At a field clinic near the front line in Mosul, an Iraqi Federal Police officer lay in discomfort on a…
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
March 9, 2017
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the…
Britain still backs 2-state solution: foreign secretary
March 9, 2017
Britain still backs 2-state solution: foreign secretary
Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country remains "absolutely" committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
Netanyahu turns to Putin for help containing Shia influence
March 9, 2017
Netanyahu turns to Putin for help containing Shia influence
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is due to meet Russian President Putin in Moscow. They're expected to discuss the growing Shia…
Israel considers bill forcing mosques to lower volume
March 9, 2017
Israel considers bill forcing mosques to lower volume
Israel's parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call…
US may deploy up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight
March 9, 2017
US may deploy up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight
US President Donald Trump's administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as…