Middle East
Arab nations eye China, domestic market to revive tourism
January 24, 2016
Arab nations eye China, domestic market to revive tourism
Arab nations are looking to Chinese visitors to revive their tourism sectors, battered by security fears, and also need to…
Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
January 24, 2016
Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
At least 63 people, including nine children, have died in air strikes believed to be carried out by Russian warplanes…
Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest
January 23, 2016
Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest
Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the…
Israeli-Palestinian battle doesn’t end at death
January 23, 2016
Israeli-Palestinian battle doesn’t end at death
After weeks of waiting for the funeral, Bassim Salah's family still couldn't bury his body when it was returned by…
US Secretary of State says confident Syria talks can proceed
January 23, 2016
US Secretary of State says confident Syria talks can proceed
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks would proceed, after he held…
Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer
January 23, 2016
Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the…
Palestinian teen tries to stab security guard, shot dead: police
January 23, 2016
Palestinian teen tries to stab security guard, shot dead: police
A Palestinian teenage girl tried to stab an Israeli guard at a West Bank settlement on Saturday but was shot…
Air raids kill scores in ISIS-dominated Syrian provinces, monitor says
January 23, 2016
Air raids kill scores in ISIS-dominated Syrian provinces, monitor says
A series of air raids killed scores of people over the past 24 hours in the provinces of Raqqa and…
US acknowledges two more civilian deaths in Syria strikes
January 23, 2016
US acknowledges two more civilian deaths in Syria strikes
Two civilians were "likely" killed in US-led coalition strikes last year near Raqa, the stronghold in Syria of the Islamic…
US military says decisive action needed against Islamic State in Libya
January 23, 2016
US military says decisive action needed against Islamic State in Libya
The top US military officer said on Friday urgent and decisive military action was needed to halt the spread of…