Middle East
Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year
June 15, 2015
Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year
Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number…
Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town
June 15, 2015
Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Monday it had seized a major road that brought reinforcements from Islamic State's…
Sudan’s al-Bashir leaves South Africa for Khartoum
June 15, 2015
Sudan’s al-Bashir leaves South Africa for Khartoum
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left Johannesburg on Monday for Khartoum, according to a Sudanese diplomatic source.The source told Anadolu Agency, on…
Irrigation Ministry signs MoU with EU
June 15, 2015
Irrigation Ministry signs MoU with EU
The Irrigation Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union related to the joint systematic integration…
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
June 15, 2015
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Turkish officials have confirmed that a total of 2,800 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting have crossed into Turkey through the southern…
UN’s Ban urges 2-week Yemen truce as opens peace talks
June 15, 2015
UN’s Ban urges 2-week Yemen truce as opens peace talks
The head of the United Nations opened peace talks on Yemen on Monday with a call for a humanitarian ceasefire,…
Spokesman: Sudan’s Bashir in South Africa, leaving Monday
June 15, 2015
Spokesman: Sudan’s Bashir in South Africa, leaving Monday
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has been ordered not to leave South Africa by the Pretoria High Court, is…
Saudi planes strike Yemen’s capital ahead of talks
June 15, 2015
Saudi planes strike Yemen’s capital ahead of talks
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bombarded Yemen's capital Sanaa overnight, a Reuters witness said, as the country's warring factions prepared…
FAJ expresses solidarity with kidnapped Yemeni journalists
June 15, 2015
FAJ expresses solidarity with kidnapped Yemeni journalists
The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) has expressed its support for the detained and abducted Yemeni journalists, calling on the…
Ministry: Three Tunisia police, jihadist killed in clashes
June 15, 2015
Ministry: Three Tunisia police, jihadist killed in clashes
Three Tunisian police and a suspected jihadist were killed on Monday in clashes in the center of the country, the…