Middle East
Hezbollah TV: Israel strike Lebanese remote area to destroy drone
June 21, 2015
Hezbollah TV: Israel strike Lebanese remote area to destroy drone
An Israeli war plane struck a remote area in Lebanon's western Bekaa region on Sunday to destroy a downed Israeli…
Monitoring group: Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
June 21, 2015
Monitoring group: Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, home to…
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
June 21, 2015
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the world's most infamous and feared jihadist group, but shuns the spotlight…
France: Inaction on peace risks setting Israeli-Palestinian conflict “ablaze”
June 20, 2015
France: Inaction on peace risks setting Israeli-Palestinian conflict “ablaze”
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday that the stalemate in the peace process risked…
Car bomb explodes in Yemen capital near mosque used by Houthis, 2 dead
June 20, 2015
Car bomb explodes in Yemen capital near mosque used by Houthis, 2 dead
Islamic State group said it was behind a car bomb that exploded in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday near the…
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
June 20, 2015
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria,…
Saudi Arabia warns citizens against sharing “faked” documents after Wikileaks release
June 20, 2015
Saudi Arabia warns citizens against sharing “faked” documents after Wikileaks release
Saudi Arabia on Saturday urged its citizens not to distribute "documents that might be faked" in an apparent response to…
WikiLeaks publishes more than 60,000 leaked diplomatic cables from Saudi Arabia
June 20, 2015
WikiLeaks publishes more than 60,000 leaked diplomatic cables from Saudi Arabia
WikiLeaks published on Friday more than 60,000 diplomatic cables from Saudi Arabia and said on its website it would release…
Saudi Arabia, Russia sign nuclear power cooperation deal
June 20, 2015
Saudi Arabia, Russia sign nuclear power cooperation deal
Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear energy development, a Saudi government body in charge of such…
WikiLeaks: Bin Laden son asked US for death certificate
June 20, 2015
WikiLeaks: Bin Laden son asked US for death certificate
A son of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden asked the United States for a death certificate after US Navy SEALS…