Middle East
Israel and Saudi Arabia: New best friends in the Middle East?
November 30, 2017
Israel and Saudi Arabia: New best friends in the Middle East?
An Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, in what the Israeli…
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
November 30, 2017
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
Amnesty International says the Syrian government has used internationally banned cluster munitions in attacks on the besieged rebel-held suburb of…
Lebanese PM decries Hezbollah’s involvement in region’s wars
November 30, 2017
Lebanese PM decries Hezbollah’s involvement in region’s wars
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in remarks published Thursday that he fears Hezbollah’s military role in regional conflicts will…
Britain’s May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq
November 30, 2017
Britain’s May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq
British Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night and met King Salman and his assertive 32-year-old…
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
November 30, 2017
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
The recent loss of its so-called “caliphate” will cripple the Islamic State group but the terror threat posed by the…
Israeli military demolishes workshop in West Bank settlement
November 29, 2017
Israeli military demolishes workshop in West Bank settlement
The Israeli military has begun demolishing an illegally-built carpentry workshop in a West Bank settlement as dozens of Jewish settlers…
Israel to appoint new envoy to Jordan in bid to heal ties: source
November 29, 2017
Israel to appoint new envoy to Jordan in bid to heal ties: source
Israel plans to appoint a new ambassador to Jordan in a bid to calm Amman’s anger over the current envoy’s…
Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
November 29, 2017
Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighborhood known for its drug addicts and dealers, psychologist Atefeh Azimi draws…
Lebanon’s Aoun says Hariri to ‘certainly’ stay as PM
November 29, 2017
Lebanon’s Aoun says Hariri to ‘certainly’ stay as PM
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that Saad al-Hariri will “certainly” remain prime minister and Lebanon’s political crisis will be resolved…
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
November 29, 2017
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their…