Middle East
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
December 1, 2015
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police held for more than a year in exchange for…
Al-Qaeda threatens Saudi Arabia over plan to execute prisoners
December 1, 2015
Al-Qaeda threatens Saudi Arabia over plan to execute prisoners
Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen threatened the Saudi government over its plan to carry out a mass execution of prisoners, including…
Palestinian assailant shot dead in West Bank stabbing attempt: Israeli police
December 1, 2015
Palestinian assailant shot dead in West Bank stabbing attempt: Israeli police
Israeli security forces shot dead a suspected Palestinian assailant who tried to stab a man at a busy intersection near…
US, allies conduct 15 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
November 30, 2015
US, allies conduct 15 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
The United States and its allies have conducted 15 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the…
Three Saudi border soldiers killed in attack from Yemen
November 30, 2015
Three Saudi border soldiers killed in attack from Yemen
Three Saudi border soldiers were killed after exchanging fire with "enemy elements" trying to cross the border from Yemen to…
France says Russian strikes in Syria must only target Islamic State
November 30, 2015
France says Russian strikes in Syria must only target Islamic State
Russian air strikes in Syria must clearly target only Islamic State, France's foreign ministry said on Monday in response to…
Two Israelis found guilty of Palestinian teen’s murder
November 30, 2015
Two Israelis found guilty of Palestinian teen’s murder
A Jerusalem court convicted two Israeli minors Monday of the kidnapping and burning alive of a Palestinian teenager in the…
CNN: Saudi Arabia to build world’s tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky
November 30, 2015
CNN: Saudi Arabia to build world’s tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky
Dubai, long champion of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will soon have some competition from neighboring Saudi Arabia. Dubai's…
Israel jails Swedish national for ‘spying for Hezbollah’
November 30, 2015
Israel jails Swedish national for ‘spying for Hezbollah’
A Swedish national of Palestinian descent has been sentenced by an Israeli court to 18 months in prison for allegedly…
Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jet
November 30, 2015
Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jet
Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats on Sunday, five…