Middle East
EU border agency warns of risks from fake passports: report
December 20, 2015
EU border agency warns of risks from fake passports: report
The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security…
Israel welcomes militant’s death in Damascus but doesn’t take credit
December 20, 2015
Israel welcomes militant’s death in Damascus but doesn’t take credit
An Israeli cabinet minister welcomed on Sunday the killing of Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar in an overnight strike in…
US embassy warns citizens over possible Tunisia mall attack
December 20, 2015
US embassy warns citizens over possible Tunisia mall attack
The United States embassy in Tunisia has warned its citizens to avoid a major shopping mall in the capital Tunis…
Turkey announces Iraq troop withdrawal after Obama appeal
December 20, 2015
Turkey announces Iraq troop withdrawal after Obama appeal
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama…
Lebanese militant Samir Qantar killed in Israeli raid: Hezbollah group
December 20, 2015
Lebanese militant Samir Qantar killed in Israeli raid: Hezbollah group
Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar was killed in an Israeli strike that hit a building in the Damascus district of…
Yemen negotiators to form ceasefire committee as UN peace talks resume
December 20, 2015
Yemen negotiators to form ceasefire committee as UN peace talks resume
Yemeni negotiators at UN-sponsored peace talks agreed on Saturday to form a committee to oversee a fragile ceasefire but the…
230,000 Palestinian Jerusalemites risk losing residency
December 20, 2015
230,000 Palestinian Jerusalemites risk losing residency
Hebrew Channel 2 reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a government meeting in November, entertained a proposal that…
Shooting of teen attackers sparks concern at Israeli use of force
December 19, 2015
Shooting of teen attackers sparks concern at Israeli use of force
Palestinian mother Maleeha Awwad still cannot explain what happened the day her 14-year-old daughter stabbed a man with scissors and…
’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
December 19, 2015
’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group…
At least 14 killed in clashes in Libya’s Ajdabiya
December 19, 2015
At least 14 killed in clashes in Libya’s Ajdabiya
At least 14 people have been killed and 25 wounded during clashes in eastern Libya between armed groups loyal to…