Middle East
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan
June 24, 2018
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan
Turks began voting on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that pose the biggest ballot box…
Libya’s NOC confirms LNA control of oil ports, hopes for quick restart
June 23, 2018
Libya’s NOC confirms LNA control of oil ports, hopes for quick restart
The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed on Friday that Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) had regained…
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
June 23, 2018
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country’s southwest on Friday for the first time in…
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
June 21, 2018
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said European countries shared concern over Iran’s ballistic missile program and called for…
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
June 21, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on…
Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media
June 21, 2018
Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media
Turkey’s main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last…
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
June 20, 2018
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others…
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
June 20, 2018
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeida airport from Huthi rebels on Wednesday, the coalition said, in a major step…
Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire
June 19, 2018
Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire
Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team landed safely in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on Monday evening, after an apparent engine fire on…
Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub
June 19, 2018
Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub
Intense fighting erupted Tuesday around the airport in rebel-held Hodeida in western Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces mounted a…