Middle East
Dubai’s bid to cash in on climate change
February 22, 2017
Dubai’s bid to cash in on climate change
At the 5th World Government Summit in Dubai, the government set out a bold vision for how adapting to climate…
Islamic State fighters rape and torture Sunni Arab women: Human Rights Watch
February 22, 2017
Islamic State fighters rape and torture Sunni Arab women: Human Rights Watch
Sunni Arab Muslim women and girls suffered arbitrary detentions, beatings, sexual abuse and forced marriage under Islamic State rule, the…
Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority
February 22, 2017
Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority
A new report by a Syria conflict monitoring group accuses the government of depopulating Sunni-majority areas in Syria's third largest…
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm airport, clear way to western Mosul
February 22, 2017
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm airport, clear way to western Mosul
US-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul prepared on Tuesday to storm the airport…
Netanyahu blasts UN ‘hypocrisy’, Australian PM opposes ‘one-sided resolutions’
February 22, 2017
Netanyahu blasts UN ‘hypocrisy’, Australian PM opposes ‘one-sided resolutions’
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offered a staunch defense of Israel on Wednesday, criticizing the United Nations and vowing never…
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
February 21, 2017
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not…
Iran’s leader calls Israel a ‘fake’ nation, ‘dirty chapter’ of history
February 21, 2017
Iran’s leader calls Israel a ‘fake’ nation, ‘dirty chapter’ of history
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday used the podium of a pro-Palestinian gathering in Tehran to lash out at Israel, calling…
Israeli soldier gets 18 months for ‘fatal shooting’ of wounded Palestinian
February 21, 2017
Israeli soldier gets 18 months for ‘fatal shooting’ of wounded Palestinian
An Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting last year of…
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
February 21, 2017
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea,…
Iran summons Turkish envoy over ‘destabilizing’ comments by president, foreign minister
February 21, 2017
Iran summons Turkish envoy over ‘destabilizing’ comments by president, foreign minister
Iran summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tehran on Monday over comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President…