Middle East
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
January 5, 2016
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
Israeli security forces on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, the…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
January 5, 2016
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
January 5, 2016
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in…
Islamic State jihadists attack key Libya oil facility: military
January 4, 2016
Islamic State jihadists attack key Libya oil facility: military
The Islamic State jihadist group launched attacks near key oil facilities in northern Libya on Monday but were pushed back,…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah TV reports attack on Israeli forces
January 4, 2016
Lebanon’s Hezbollah TV reports attack on Israeli forces
A Lebanese pro-Hezbollah television station is reporting that Israeli troops were struck by a bomb along the border with south…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery: witnesses
January 4, 2016
Al-Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery: witnesses
Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery…
Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
January 4, 2016
Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Sudan said on Monday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Iran after the storming of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in…
UN monitor on Palestinian territories quits over lack of access
January 4, 2016
UN monitor on Palestinian territories quits over lack of access
The United Nations expert on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories resigned Monday, complaining that Israel had…
Middle East tensions boil as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
January 4, 2016
Middle East tensions boil as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Iran accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of using an attack on its embassy as a pretext to sever ties in…
A look at long-fraught relation between Saudi Arabia, Iran
January 4, 2016
A look at long-fraught relation between Saudi Arabia, Iran
Diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been tense since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, though there have been occasional…