Middle East
Top US general defends Syria targeting after deadly strike
September 20, 2016
Top US general defends Syria targeting after deadly strike
The top U.S. general warned on Monday against rushing to judgment after a deadly weekend U.S. air strike that Syria…
Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank: Israeli army
September 20, 2016
Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank: Israeli army
A Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank…
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
September 19, 2016
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
On Sept. 1, half a dozen Hamas security officials called at the home of Mohammed Othman, a young journalist in…
Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador
September 19, 2016
Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a Kurdish woman who was captured and sold into sex slavery at the hands of the…
Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdogan says
September 19, 2016
Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey-backed rebels may extend their zone of control in northern Syria by pushing south and were now focused on heading…
Libyan forces renew push against Islamic State in Sirte
September 19, 2016
Libyan forces renew push against Islamic State in Sirte
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government on Sunday battled Islamic State militants in their last hideouts in the city…
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
September 18, 2016
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian-government soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an…
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
September 18, 2016
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
Eastern Libyan forces said they had reestablished control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counter-attack on…
Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani
September 18, 2016
Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran supports any move to stabilize the global oil market and lift prices, the Iranian…
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
September 17, 2016
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
Former Israeli president and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres was in a stable condition on Saturday, four days after a major…