Middle East
COMESA, NEPAD agree to connect Lake Victoria, Mediterranean
October 4, 2015
COMESA, NEPAD agree to connect Lake Victoria, Mediterranean
The COMESA, NEPAD and the regional steering committee for the navigation route connecting Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean, have all…
Israel restricts Palestinian access to Jerusalem Old City
October 4, 2015
Israel restricts Palestinian access to Jerusalem Old City
Israeli police announced Sunday that Palestinians will be banned from entering Jerusalem's Old City for two days after twin attacks…
Russia to step up air strikes in Syria
October 4, 2015
Russia to step up air strikes in Syria
Russia said on Saturday it will step up air strikes in Syria, escalating a military intervention which Moscow says is…
Palestinian stabs Israeli in fresh attack, shot dead: police
October 4, 2015
Palestinian stabs Israeli in fresh attack, shot dead: police
A Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli teenager in Jerusalem on Sunday and was then shot dead by police, authorities…
10 Palestinians wounded as Israel hunts settlers’ killers
October 4, 2015
10 Palestinians wounded as Israel hunts settlers’ killers
Ten Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in the West Bank on Saturday during a raid by troops hunting the…
UAE goes to polls with some citizens still denied vote
October 3, 2015
UAE goes to polls with some citizens still denied vote
Emiratis went to polls on Saturday to fill the elected seats on a government advisory body but despite a broadening…
Cairo Film Festival secures cheaper tickets for students
October 3, 2015
Cairo Film Festival secures cheaper tickets for students
Students will be offered discounted tickets to watch movies competing in the 37th Cairo International Film Festival (November 11-20), according…
West Bank settlers go on anti-Palestinian rampage: witnesses
October 3, 2015
West Bank settlers go on anti-Palestinian rampage: witnesses
Hundreds of Jewish settlers on Friday attacked Palestinian villages and spray-painted anti-Arab phrases in a fresh spate of so-called “price-tag”…
Russia bolstering military presence in Syria: analysts
October 3, 2015
Russia bolstering military presence in Syria: analysts
The Bassel al-Assad Airbase in Syria’s northwestern Lattakia province -- believed to host 32 planes, 16 helicopters, nine tanks, two…
Obama warns Russia’s Putin of ‘quagmire’ in Syria
October 3, 2015
Obama warns Russia’s Putin of ‘quagmire’ in Syria
US President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck Moscow into a…