Middle East
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
October 11, 2016
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
A Yazidi woman who was held captive and raped by Islamic State militants in Iraq paid tribute to persecuted women…
UN envoy to Yemen warns against violence escalation
October 11, 2016
UN envoy to Yemen warns against violence escalation
The United Nations' envoy for Yemen urged all sides on Monday not to thwart efforts to reach a peace deal."I…
Russia and Turkey sign gas deal, seek common ground on Syria as ties warm
October 11, 2016
Russia and Turkey sign gas deal, seek common ground on Syria as ties warm
Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on Monday for the construction of a major undersea gas pipeline and vowed to…
Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte
October 10, 2016
Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte
Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding…
Syrian insurgent group says loyal to former al-Qaeda branch: statement
October 10, 2016
Syrian insurgent group says loyal to former al-Qaeda branch: statement
A powerful Syrian Islamist insurgent group on Sunday pledged allegiance to former al-Qaeda branch Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a statement circulated…
Thousands of armed Yemeni protesters call for investigation into wake bombing
October 10, 2016
Thousands of armed Yemeni protesters call for investigation into wake bombing
Thousands of Yemenis, many of them armed, gathered at the United Nations headquarters in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday calling…
Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand
October 9, 2016
Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand
Russia vetoed a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that would have demanded an immediate end to air…
Syrian government forces seize rebel-held areas of Hama: monitors
October 8, 2016
Syrian government forces seize rebel-held areas of Hama: monitors
Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured several towns and villages from rebels in the west of the country on…
Top general in Yemen’s Saudi-backed army killed
October 8, 2016
Top general in Yemen’s Saudi-backed army killed
A top general in forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government has been killed in fighting with Iran-aligned…
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
October 8, 2016
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
Next to the rusting shell cases outside Misrata's museum of Libya's 2011 uprising is a new addition: a scaffold used…