Middle East
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
January 22, 2016
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
On December 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over…
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
January 22, 2016
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
Tunisia declared a nationwide curfew on Friday after four days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the…
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
January 22, 2016
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
Turkey is "closely watching" Russian troop movements in Syria near its border, a government source in Ankara said on Friday,…
Israel evicts settlers from disputed West Bank homes
January 22, 2016
Israel evicts settlers from disputed West Bank homes
Israeli security forces evicted dozens of Jewish settlers from two homes in the heart of the West Bank city of…
Yemen oil port fire from Saudi-led air strike kills at least 9
January 22, 2016
Yemen oil port fire from Saudi-led air strike kills at least 9
An air strike by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen killed at least nine people on Thursday at an oil…
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
January 22, 2016
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
Syrian peace talks will go ahead in Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday, but with just…
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
January 22, 2016
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
US intelligence agencies investigating the kidnapping of three Americans in Baghdad last week are focusing their probe on three militant…
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
January 21, 2016
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday any delay to internationally brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition…
France’s Hollande says Iraq, Syria air strikes to be ‘accelerated’
January 21, 2016
France’s Hollande says Iraq, Syria air strikes to be ‘accelerated’
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that a coalition waging a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group would "accelerate"…
Israel confirms it plans to seize West Bank land
January 21, 2016
Israel confirms it plans to seize West Bank land
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank,…