Middle East
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year
September 27, 2017
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year
Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced, marking…
Netanyahu congratulates Merkel, sees anti-Semitism rising on left and right
September 26, 2017
Netanyahu congratulates Merkel, sees anti-Semitism rising on left and right
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern over anti-Semitism on the left and right in a congratulatory phone call to…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
September 26, 2017
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Saudi authorities fired a senior education official and other supervisors after a school textbook was found that included a photo-shopped…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
September 26, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
The Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum that was just held could mean further instability in the Middle East, where formal borders…
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
September 26, 2017
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
September 25, 2017
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
September 25, 2017
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
US-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir al-Zor province on Monday, near a major natural gas…