Middle East
13.5 million Syrians now need aid, protection: UN
October 28, 2015
13.5 million Syrians now need aid, protection: UN
About 13.5 million people in Syria are now in need of humanitarian assistance and some sort of protection – an…
Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report
October 27, 2015
Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report
Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 18 Egyptians and five Syrians along with their families for allegedly beating a citizen…
Iran’s Rouhani says expects sanctions lift by end-2015
October 27, 2015
Iran’s Rouhani says expects sanctions lift by end-2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he expected nuclear sanctions against Tehran to be lifted by the end of…
Yemen hospital hit by Saudi-led air strike: Medecins Sans Frontieres
October 27, 2015
Yemen hospital hit by Saudi-led air strike: Medecins Sans Frontieres
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was bombed in a Saudi-led air strike, wrecking…
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
October 27, 2015
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Hundreds of British academics said Tuesday they would boycott contact with Israeli universities over the state's "intolerable human rights violations"…
Three women say Saudi prince abused them at Beverly Hills mansion
October 27, 2015
Three women say Saudi prince abused them at Beverly Hills mansion
Three US women claim a Saudi prince assaulted them and held them captive during three days of sex- and drug-fueled…
Palestinian president seeks EU’s help to defuse crisis
October 27, 2015
Palestinian president seeks EU’s help to defuse crisis
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned that the tense situation between Israelis and Palestinians could deteriorate further as he sought…
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi’ites
October 27, 2015
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi’ites
When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks.
Cameras not enough to save Al-Aqsa: Palestinians
October 26, 2015
Cameras not enough to save Al-Aqsa: Palestinians
A proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in a bid to ease recent tensions in…
Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem
October 26, 2015
Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the possibility of revoking benefits and travel rights of some Palestinians living in…