Middle East
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
July 28, 2015
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
The European Union's top diplomat arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of a nuclear deal reached between…
Bomb kills two Bahraini policemen, government implicates Iran
July 28, 2015
Bomb kills two Bahraini policemen, government implicates Iran
A bomb killed two Bahraini policemen on Tuesday and the explosives resembled some seized at the weekend that the government…
Israel stages demolitions raid in Jerusalem
July 28, 2015
Israel stages demolitions raid in Jerusalem
Israeli bulldozers began a wide-scale demolition campaign of Palestinian-owned property in Jerusalem early on Tuesday, over an alleged lack of…
Big rebel attack in Syria targets area vital to Assad
July 28, 2015
Big rebel attack in Syria targets area vital to Assad
Insurgents have launched a big offensive on government-held areas in northwestern Syria in a bid to advance towards a coastal…
Turkey seeks NATO endorsement in Islamic State fight
July 28, 2015
Turkey seeks NATO endorsement in Islamic State fight
Turkey sought moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday with…
Libyan court hands death sentence to Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam
July 28, 2015
Libyan court hands death sentence to Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Qadhafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, on Tuesday for…
Obama says yet to hear good argument against Iran nuclear deal
July 27, 2015
Obama says yet to hear good argument against Iran nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama on Monday said he was yet to hear a strong factual argument against a nuclear deal…
Syrian Kurds say hit as Turkish army battles Islamic State
July 27, 2015
Syrian Kurds say hit as Turkish army battles Islamic State
Ankara is concerned that the success in northern Syria of the Kurdish YPG militia, which has pushed back Islamic State…
Arab ministers to discuss joint force late August
July 27, 2015
Arab ministers to discuss joint force late August
Arab foreign and defense ministers will meet in Cairo late August to discuss the proposed formation of a joint Arab…
Power shifts fuel talk of change in Palestinian politics
July 27, 2015
Power shifts fuel talk of change in Palestinian politics
Rumblings in Ramallah in recent weeks have raised expectations that Palestinian politics is in play, with 80-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas,…