Middle East
Turkish PM says coalitions not ideal, but open to all options
June 11, 2015
Turkish PM says coalitions not ideal, but open to all options
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday history had shown Turkey was ill suited to coalition governments but the ruling…
Video exclusive: CNN crew comes under fire from ISIS on front line
June 11, 2015
Video exclusive: CNN crew comes under fire from ISIS on front line
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh travelled to Ramadi, Iraq – the first time a Western TV crew has been taken to…
Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul
June 10, 2015
Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul
Police in Istanbul have detained a man in connection with an arson attack on a Greek Orthodox church. Reports emerged Tuesday…
Laila Elwi visits Syrian refugee camps
June 10, 2015
Laila Elwi visits Syrian refugee camps
In an attempt to ease the difficult lives of Syrian children at Lebanon refugee camps, actress Laila Elwi made a…
Officials: US prepares plan to send several hundred more troops to Iraq
June 10, 2015
Officials: US prepares plan to send several hundred more troops to Iraq
The Obama administration is preparing a plan to set up a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province and send…
NGO: 46,000 killed in one year of combating Islamic state
June 10, 2015
NGO: 46,000 killed in one year of combating Islamic state
Around 46,000 people have been killed in Iraq fighting the islamic state militant group over the last year, a local NGO said…
Study: Weapons supplies not a problem in democratic countries, unlike fragile states
June 10, 2015
Study: Weapons supplies not a problem in democratic countries, unlike fragile states
Weapons supplies do not pose a problem in democratic countries, but do produce negative results in fragile states, said a…
Palestinian killed in clash with Israel forces in Jenin
June 10, 2015
Palestinian killed in clash with Israel forces in Jenin
A Palestinian man was killed in a clash with Israeli forces in the refugee camp of northern West Bank city…
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
June 10, 2015
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers…
Israeli defense minister sees no peace with Palestinians in his lifetime
June 9, 2015
Israeli defense minister sees no peace with Palestinians in his lifetime
Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday he did not believe a stable peace agreement could be reached with the Palestinians…