Middle East
How the US plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees
September 12, 2015
How the US plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees
US President Barack Obama has promised that the United States will admit 10,000 Syrian refugees for resettlement over the next…
Eurofighter says Kuwait purchasing 28 warplanes
September 12, 2015
Eurofighter says Kuwait purchasing 28 warplanes
Kuwait has agreed to buy 28 Typhoon warplanes, becoming the third country in the Gulf region to order the combat…
Russia to U.S.: talk to us on Syria or risk ‘unintended incidents’
September 12, 2015
Russia to U.S.: talk to us on Syria or risk ‘unintended incidents’
Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert "unintended incidents" as it stages navy exercises…
107 killed in crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
September 12, 2015
107 killed in crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
A powerful storm toppled a construction crane Friday afternoon at the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, in Mecca -- killing…
Palestinians allowed to raise flag at UN headquarters
September 11, 2015
Palestinians allowed to raise flag at UN headquarters
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in a diplomatic…
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric urges faster reforms
September 11, 2015
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric urges faster reforms
Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a leading advocate of reform, on Friday urged the government to speed…
Bulgaria jails driver who helped smuggle migrants across Turkish border
September 11, 2015
Bulgaria jails driver who helped smuggle migrants across Turkish border
A Bulgarian court has sentenced a man to 11 months in jail for helping to bring more than 50 migrants,…
Fears grow as Middle East food import bill set to double by 2035: expert
September 11, 2015
Fears grow as Middle East food import bill set to double by 2035: expert
The cost of food imports to Arab states is expected to double over the next 20 years, potentially spurring more…
In east Jerusalem, settlers plant their flag among Arabs
September 11, 2015
In east Jerusalem, settlers plant their flag among Arabs
The Abu Snineh family woke up at their home in east Jerusalem one morning to find Jewish settlers had moved…
Fed up Tunisians go online to fight trash, rudeness
September 11, 2015
Fed up Tunisians go online to fight trash, rudeness
Rubbish clutters the streets, drivers cheerfully burn red lights and coffee shops rudely spill out onto the pavement.When Tunisians overthrew…