Middle East
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…
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
January 22, 2016
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
A cousin of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a…
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
January 22, 2016
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
On December 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over…
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
January 22, 2016
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
Tunisia declared a nationwide curfew on Friday after four days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the…
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
January 22, 2016
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
Turkey is "closely watching" Russian troop movements in Syria near its border, a government source in Ankara said on Friday,…
Israel evicts settlers from disputed West Bank homes
January 22, 2016
Israel evicts settlers from disputed West Bank homes
Israeli security forces evicted dozens of Jewish settlers from two homes in the heart of the West Bank city of…
Yemen oil port fire from Saudi-led air strike kills at least 9
January 22, 2016
Yemen oil port fire from Saudi-led air strike kills at least 9
An air strike by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen killed at least nine people on Thursday at an oil…
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
January 22, 2016
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
Syrian peace talks will go ahead in Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday, but with just…
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
January 22, 2016
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
US intelligence agencies investigating the kidnapping of three Americans in Baghdad last week are focusing their probe on three militant…
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
January 21, 2016
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday any delay to internationally brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition…