Middle East
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
October 26, 2015
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
A suicide bomber killed seven people, including two police, in an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession on Monday in…
Israel blocks installation of Al-Aqsa cameras, Islamic body says
October 26, 2015
Israel blocks installation of Al-Aqsa cameras, Islamic body says
An Islamic trust which administers Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound accused Israeli police Monday of blocking the installation of cameras…
UPDATE: Two policemen, seven Islamic State militants killed in Turkey
October 26, 2015
UPDATE: Two policemen, seven Islamic State militants killed in Turkey
Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State militants were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen…
Israeli army shoots dead alleged Palestinian attacker in the West Bank
October 26, 2015
Israeli army shoots dead alleged Palestinian attacker in the West Bank
A Palestinian man who stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli in the southern occupied West Bank has been shot dead,…
Free Syrian Army says didn’t refuse Russian military support
October 26, 2015
Free Syrian Army says didn’t refuse Russian military support
The Western-backed Free Syrian Army said on Monday it had not refused an offer of military support from Russia and…
Saudis see some progress toward political solution in Syria
October 25, 2015
Saudis see some progress toward political solution in Syria
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday after talks with his counterpart in Cairo that wider international talks to…
More than 40 bodies found off coast of western Libya
October 25, 2015
More than 40 bodies found off coast of western Libya
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of at least 40 people -- thought to be drowned migrants -- off the…
Tony Blair says he’s sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam
October 25, 2015
Tony Blair says he’s sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he's sorry for "mistakes" made in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003,…
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
October 25, 2015
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
For two years, Syrian teenager Ibrahim scraped together a paltry living selling lottery tickets and tissues on the crowded streets…
Syria’s Assad says ready to hold presidential election with people’s blessing
October 25, 2015
Syria’s Assad says ready to hold presidential election with people’s blessing
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian lawmakers in Damascus on Sunday that he was ready to take part in presidential…