Middle East
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
June 17, 2015
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the…
Arab air strikes hit Yemen as peace talks enter second day
June 17, 2015
Arab air strikes hit Yemen as peace talks enter second day
Arab air strikes hit military targets throughout Yemen on Wednesday and expanded into one western province for the first time,…
US denies Israeli report on Obama inviting Netanyahu to meet
June 16, 2015
US denies Israeli report on Obama inviting Netanyahu to meet
The White House denied an Israeli newspaper report on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama had invited Israeli Prime Minister…
Two gay men in Morocco to be tried for standing too close together in photo
June 16, 2015
Two gay men in Morocco to be tried for standing too close together in photo
Two men in Morocco could go for jail for up to three years for standing too close together while taking…
Officials: Train collides with truck in Tunisia, at least 17 dead
June 16, 2015
Officials: Train collides with truck in Tunisia, at least 17 dead
At least 17 Tunisians were killed and dozens more injured on Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a truck…
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
June 16, 2015
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
More than 30 people have been killed in the most lethal rebel bombardment of the city of Aleppo since Syria's…
Bahrain sentences opposition leader to four years in jail
June 16, 2015
Bahrain sentences opposition leader to four years in jail
Bahrain sentenced opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in jail on Tuesday on charges of inciting unrest, his…
Questions linger on whether US strike killed veteran Algerian jihadist
June 16, 2015
Questions linger on whether US strike killed veteran Algerian jihadist
He lost an eye in Afghanistan, was earlier reported dead in fighting in Mali and now Libya says he was…
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing
June 16, 2015
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing
Al-Qaeda in Yemen said its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a US bombing, in major blow by the United…
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…