Middle East
Car bomb kills Jordanian troops at Syria border
June 21, 2016
Car bomb kills Jordanian troops at Syria border
A car bomb attack killed a number of Jordanian border guards in a remote area of the border with Syria…
Libyan unity government condemns attack near eastern oil terminals
June 20, 2016
Libyan unity government condemns attack near eastern oil terminals
Libya's UN-backed unity government condemned an attack by a newly-formed militia group on eastern military forces close to key oil…
Iran thwarts bombings in Tehran, other cities: ministry
June 20, 2016
Iran thwarts bombings in Tehran, other cities: ministry
Iran thwarted a number of bombing plots in the capital Tehran and other cities, the Intelligence Ministry said on Monday,…
Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitor
June 20, 2016
Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitor
Turkish border guards shot dead at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey…
Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting
June 19, 2016
Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting
Iraqi government-run camps struggled on Sunday to shelter people fleeing Falluja, as the military battled Islamic State militants in the…
Yemen’s warring sides swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
June 19, 2016
Yemen’s warring sides swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to…
US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria
June 19, 2016
US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense…
Palestinians begin maritime border talks with Egypt
June 18, 2016
Palestinians begin maritime border talks with Egypt
The Palestinians have begun talks with Egypt on setting out the maritime borders of their hoped-for future state and the…
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Falluja
June 18, 2016
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Falluja
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the center of Falluja, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks…
Istanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
June 17, 2016
Istanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
The authorities in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Friday banned an annual gay pride march planned for later this month,…