Middle East
Kuwait says detains group supplying funds, weapons to IS
November 19, 2015
Kuwait says detains group supplying funds, weapons to IS
Kuwaiti authorities have arrested members of an extremist network that supplied funds and weapons, including rockets, to Islamic State militants,…
Five Israelis dead in Palestinian attacks
November 19, 2015
Five Israelis dead in Palestinian attacks
A Palestinian fatally stabbed two people in a Tel Aviv office building and three other people were killed in an…
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
November 19, 2015
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
The picnic tables on the mountainside overlooking the town of Sinjar are a vestige of a time when different communities…
Turkey’s Erdogan urges united Muslim front against terror
November 19, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan urges united Muslim front against terror
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called for a united front by Muslim leaders to fight extremism after the…
Israeli cop who beat Palestinian teen gets light sentence
November 19, 2015
Israeli cop who beat Palestinian teen gets light sentence
An Israeli police officer who severely beat a Palestinian-American teen last year has been sentenced to 45 days of community…
Yemen conflict death toll hits 5,700: UN
November 19, 2015
Yemen conflict death toll hits 5,700: UN
Approximately 5,700 victims have been killed in Yemen since mid-March, including 830 women and children, the United Nations said Wednesday. The…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
November 18, 2015
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
November 18, 2015
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of…
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
November 18, 2015
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
Spain's foreign minister pleaded Wednesday in favor of engaging with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to deal with the terror threat…
Turkey detains 8 Europe-bound IS suspects ‘posing as refugees’
November 18, 2015
Turkey detains 8 Europe-bound IS suspects ‘posing as refugees’
Turkish police detained eight suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist (IS) group, state media said Wednesday, adding they were…