Middle East
Indonesia demands answers after military chief denied US entry
October 22, 2017
Indonesia demands answers after military chief denied US entry
Indonesia intends to send a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state and summon Washington’s deputy ambassador in Jakarta…
Israel arrests 15 extremists opposed to Arab-Jewish marriage
October 22, 2017
Israel arrests 15 extremists opposed to Arab-Jewish marriage
Israeli police have arrested 15 Jewish extremists accused of threatening Arab men dating Jewish women, officials said Sunday. Among those…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
October 22, 2017
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
October 22, 2017
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
Russia accused the US-led coalition in Syria on Sunday of wiping the city of Raqqa “off the face of the…
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
October 22, 2017
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
US-backed militias said they captured a major oil field in Deir al-Zor province on Sunday, pressing their offensive against Islamic…
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
October 22, 2017
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he’ll hope to achieve something that has…
Roadside bomb kills seven outside Somali capital Mogadishu
October 22, 2017
Roadside bomb kills seven outside Somali capital Mogadishu
A roadside bomb killed at least seven people on Sunday – mostly women farmers – in an area outside the…
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
October 21, 2017
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
The forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners…
Abducted female Pakistani journalist returned home
October 21, 2017
Abducted female Pakistani journalist returned home
The mother of a Pakistani journalist who was abducted in 2015 and freed this week, says her daughter is under…
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
October 21, 2017
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
A Pakistani official says rescue workers have recovered the bodies of four mine workers who were buried under a landslide…