Middle East
UPDATE: Teenager killed as Israel cracks down on Palestinian unrest
October 5, 2015
UPDATE: Teenager killed as Israel cracks down on Palestinian unrest
Israel announced harsher measures to tackle Palestinian violence on Monday as a Palestinian teenager was killed in a clash with…
Turkey warns will retaliate if air space violated
October 5, 2015
Turkey warns will retaliate if air space violated
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday warned that Ankara would activate military rules of engagement irrespective of who violates…
Palestine’s Abbas asks UN for protection from settlers
October 5, 2015
Palestine’s Abbas asks UN for protection from settlers
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called on the international community to protect Palestinians from increasing violence by Jewish settlers…
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank: medics, police sources
October 5, 2015
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank: medics, police sources
An 18-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on…
Children’s bodies washed up in Greece in latest migrant tragedy
October 5, 2015
Children’s bodies washed up in Greece in latest migrant tragedy
The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the…
Insight: US enforcement of Iran arms embargo slipped during nuclear talks
October 5, 2015
Insight: US enforcement of Iran arms embargo slipped during nuclear talks
Addressing concerns that a landmark nuclear deal reached this year could boost Iran's military power, the Obama administration reassured critics…
Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
October 5, 2015
Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra,…
Russia making ‘grave mistake’ in Syria: Turkey’s Erdogan
October 4, 2015
Russia making ‘grave mistake’ in Syria: Turkey’s Erdogan
Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria is "unacceptable", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, warning that Russia was making a…
77 Palestinians wounded by live, rubber bullets: Red Crescent
October 4, 2015
77 Palestinians wounded by live, rubber bullets: Red Crescent
Clashes with Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers have left 77 Palestinians wounded from both live rounds and rubber bullets…
Merkel says military efforts needed in Syria but will not end war
October 4, 2015
Merkel says military efforts needed in Syria but will not end war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German radio station that military efforts were necessary in Syria even though they would…