Middle East
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria put IS jihadists through rehab
November 28, 2017
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria put IS jihadists through rehab
Shaven-headed former jihadists filled a classroom in northern Syria as a Muslim cleric taught them a more moderate form of…
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
November 28, 2017
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Hamas is due to hand over power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority by Friday as part of…
Saudi Arabia’s advisory council studying proposals to protect whistleblowers
November 28, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s advisory council studying proposals to protect whistleblowers
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, a top advisory council to the government, is studying proposals for protection of people who report…
Pakistan army’s role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade
November 28, 2017
Pakistan army’s role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade
When hardline Pakistani Islamists signed an agreement with the government on Monday to end a crippling blockade of the nation’s…
Hariri says Hezbollah must remain neutral to ensure Lebanon moves forward
November 28, 2017
Hariri says Hezbollah must remain neutral to ensure Lebanon moves forward
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday that the political and militant group Hezbollah must stop interfering in regional…
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
November 28, 2017
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
The Nobel Women’s Initiative, an Ottawa-based group, on Monday demanded that Saudi Arabia and its allies end their humanitarian blockade…
UN restarts Syria peace talks but Assad regime absent
November 28, 2017
UN restarts Syria peace talks but Assad regime absent
The United Nations reopens its Syria peace talks on Tuesday but the Damascus government’s last minute announcement that it may…
Pentagon says reviewing ‘adjustments’ to arms for Syrian Kurds
November 28, 2017
Pentagon says reviewing ‘adjustments’ to arms for Syrian Kurds
The Pentagon said on Monday it was reviewing “adjustments” in arms for the Syrian Kurdish forces that have angered Turkey,…
Istanbul bombing organiser possibly killed in Georgia
November 27, 2017
Istanbul bombing organiser possibly killed in Georgia
A Chechen warlord suspected of organizing the 2016 suicide bombing at Istanbul’s airport may be among those killed last week…
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric’s health deteriorates: activists
November 27, 2017
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric’s health deteriorates: activists
The health of Bahrain’s top Shi‘ite Muslim cleric has deteriorated, activists said on Monday, after months under virtual house arrest…