Middle East
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
April 4, 2017
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, US…
3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
April 3, 2017
3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
Three Siberian tiger cubs destined for a zoo in war-torn Syria were rescued by a Lebanese animal rights group after…
HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza
April 3, 2017
HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel, Egypt and Hamas of systematically preventing rights workers from investigating abuses in the Gaza…
Twenty tortured, then murdered in Pakistan Sufi shrine: police
April 3, 2017
Twenty tortured, then murdered in Pakistan Sufi shrine: police
Twenty people were tortured and then murdered with clubs and knives at a Pakistani Sufi shrine, the police said on…
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
April 3, 2017
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced…
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
April 2, 2017
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
US-backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country's largest dam and in…
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
April 2, 2017
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike…
Large fire burns in Dubai near site of dramatic 2015 blaze
April 2, 2017
Large fire burns in Dubai near site of dramatic 2015 blaze
A large fire broke out early Sunday at a high-rise complex under construction near Dubai's largest shopping mall, sending thick…
Iraq to boost crude oil production by year’s end: minister
April 2, 2017
Iraq to boost crude oil production by year’s end: minister
Iraq's oil minister says the country plans to increase daily crude oil production to 5 million barrels by the end…
Evacuations of opposition fighters resume in Syria’s Homs
April 1, 2017
Evacuations of opposition fighters resume in Syria’s Homs
Syrian state TV says scores of opposition fighters and their families have left the central city of Homs after being…