Middle East
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
July 4, 2016
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district has risen to over 150, fueling calls for…
Two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution slipping away: UN official
July 4, 2016
Two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution slipping away: UN official
A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is slipping away, the U.N. special coordinator for Middle East peace warned on…
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
July 3, 2016
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in…
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
July 3, 2016
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Israel's Minister of Internal Security on Saturday accused Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, of not doing enough to prevent…
At least 82 killed in overnight Baghdad bombings, police and medics say
July 3, 2016
At least 82 killed in overnight Baghdad bombings, police and medics say
At least 82 people were killed and 200 injured in two bombings that hit Baghdad around midnight Saturday, nearly all…
Libyan forces battle Islamic State street-to-street in Sirte
July 2, 2016
Libyan forces battle Islamic State street-to-street in Sirte
Crouching on a rooftop, Libyan truck driver Riyad Swaid takes aim through breeze blocks at positions held by Islamic State…
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
July 2, 2016
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
Germany is pressing Turkey to allow German lawmakers to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik air base in southern…
Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, insurgents kill pilot
July 2, 2016
Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, insurgents kill pilot
A Syrian warplane crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday and insurgents captured and killed its pilot, rebel and Syrian military…
Tunisian prisoners tell of life with Islamic State in Libya
July 1, 2016
Tunisian prisoners tell of life with Islamic State in Libya
When a U.S. air strike hit Sabratha in western Libya on Feb. 19, it reduced a building on the southern…
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
July 1, 2016
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims to…