Middle East
Iran asks UN chief to intervene with US over $2 bn compensation payout
April 29, 2016
Iran asks UN chief to intervene with US over $2 bn compensation payout
Iran asked U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to convince the United States to stop violating state immunity after the…
‘Lethal escalation’ in Syria being readied: UN rights boss
April 29, 2016
‘Lethal escalation’ in Syria being readied: UN rights boss
Escalating violence across Syria which has seen a fragile truce agreement unravel and peace talks collapse could release new levels…
Iran nuclear deal fight threatens Senate spending bill
April 28, 2016
Iran nuclear deal fight threatens Senate spending bill
A battle over implementation of the Iran nuclear deal erupted on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday as Democrats maneuvered…
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal
April 28, 2016
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a…
Russia proposes UN blacklist two Syrian opposition groups
April 28, 2016
Russia proposes UN blacklist two Syrian opposition groups
Russia has proposed that the United Nations Security Council blacklist Syrian rebel groups Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham for links…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother, armed with knives: police
April 28, 2016
Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother, armed with knives: police
Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and her teenage brother on Wednesday, saying they were armed with knives and…
UN council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights
April 27, 2016
UN council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria's border…
Saudi reform plans flirt with social change
April 27, 2016
Saudi reform plans flirt with social change
Reforms promised by a young Saudi prince are couched in references to the kingdom's Islamic tradition but include ideas likely…
Yemeni forces seize main oil terminal from al Qaeda
April 26, 2016
Yemeni forces seize main oil terminal from al Qaeda
Yemeni government forces and their Emirati allies took back control of the country's largest oil export terminal from al Qaeda…
Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says
April 26, 2016
Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says
Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey needs a religious constitution and the precept of secularism should be dropped from the country's new charter,…