Middle East
Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: Netanyahu
January 17, 2016
Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran on Sunday that Israel would not allow it to obtain nuclear weapons, after sanctions…
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
January 17, 2016
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after capturing new territory in an assault…
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
January 17, 2016
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
Syria's government said Sunday that Islamic State militants slaughtered 300 people in an "appalling massacre" committed in the eastern city…
Nuclear sanctions lifted as Iran, US agree on prisoner swap
January 17, 2016
Nuclear sanctions lifted as Iran, US agree on prisoner swap
Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in…
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
January 16, 2016
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
At least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed on Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State…
EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’
January 16, 2016
EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’
The European Union on Saturday condemned as "extremely worrying" Turkey's arrest of around 20 academics who signed a petition criticizing…
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
January 16, 2016
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups,…
3 Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’
January 16, 2016
3 Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’
A drone attack believed to have been carried out by US forces killed three suspected Al-Qaeda members traveling in a…
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
January 16, 2016
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from Islamic State is unlikely to happen this year,…
Zarif says sanctions on Iran will be lifted today
January 16, 2016
Zarif says sanctions on Iran will be lifted today
International sanctions on Iran will be lifted on Saturday when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issues its final report…