Middle East
Former Lebanese singer handed 15-year prison sentence over 2013 army attack
September 29, 2017
Former Lebanese singer handed 15-year prison sentence over 2013 army attack
Lebanon’s Military Tribunal, chaired by Major General Hussein Abdallah, sentenced on Thursday former Lebanese singer Fadl Shaker in absentia to 15 years with…
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
September 29, 2017
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday,…
Libya arrested perpetrators of beheading of 21 Copts in 2015
September 28, 2017
Libya arrested perpetrators of beheading of 21 Copts in 2015
Libya’s Public Prosecution announced on Thursday that the perpetrators of the kidnapping and beheading of 21 Copts in February 2015…
Turkey’s Erdogan links fate of detained US pastor to wanted cleric Gulen
September 28, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan links fate of detained US pastor to wanted cleric Gulen
President Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Thursday that Turkey could free a detained US pastor if the United States hands over…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
September 28, 2017
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Russian and Syrian jets killed at least 150 civilians and injured dozens in over a week of heavy bombing that…
Israel cuts jail term of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailant
September 27, 2017
Israel cuts jail term of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailant
Israel’s military on Wednesday reduced by four months the 18-month jail term of an ex-soldier who killed an incapacitated Palestinian…
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
September 27, 2017
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine: Interpol on Twitter
September 27, 2017
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine: Interpol on Twitter
Palestine joined Interpol as a member state on Wednesday, a move opposed by Israel, in a vote at the international…
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
September 27, 2017
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, although that does not mean it will remain so, the Turkish customs minister…