Middle East
German Foreign Minister embarks on a tricky trip to Israel
March 25, 2018
German Foreign Minister embarks on a tricky trip to Israel
Pilgrims from all over the world head for the Holy Land to celebrate Easter. This year they will be joined…
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
March 25, 2018
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat…
Thousands of Africans protest Israel’s mass deportation plan
March 25, 2018
Thousands of Africans protest Israel’s mass deportation plan
Migrants and Israelis took to the streets of central Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against plans to deport thousands…
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
March 25, 2018
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei, a prominent Bahraini rights campaigner exiled in Britain, said on Saturday a Bahraini court had sentenced his…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
March 25, 2018
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
March 25, 2018
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket
March 25, 2018
Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket
Hundreds of Syrian rebels and civilians quit the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday, bringing the government ever…
Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep
March 24, 2018
Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep
yrian rebels and civilians prepared on Saturday to evacuate the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, as the government moved…
Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey
March 24, 2018
Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey
Christian Mihr: It is a turning point for Turkey’s media landscape. The Dogan Group, which counted Turkey’s largest daily newspaper…