Middle East

UN warns refugee flow to Europe is ‘tip of the iceberg’

UN warns refugee flow to Europe is ‘tip of the iceberg’

The current flow of up to 8,000 migrants each day into Europe may only be the tip of the iceberg…
Israel’s soaring population: Promised Land running out of room?

Israel’s soaring population: Promised Land running out of room?

Israel's birth rate, the highest in the developed world and once seen as a survival tactic in a hostile region,…
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric says snubbing reforms will revive protests

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric says snubbing reforms will revive protests

Iraq's most influential Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reaffirmed on Friday the need for economic and administrative reforms…
Saudi suggests pilgrims at fault over haj deaths, Iran indignant

Saudi suggests pilgrims at fault over haj deaths, Iran indignant

Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the haj pilgrimage,…
Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa to mark 1st day of Eid al-Adha

Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa to mark 1st day of Eid al-Adha

The courtyards surrounding East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday – the first day of the four-day Eid al-Adha – were…
Militias a vital prop for Syria’s beleaguered army

Militias a vital prop for Syria’s beleaguered army

More than 150,000 trained and equipped fighters in pro-government militias have become an indispensable brace for a Syrian army beleaguered…
Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion

Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion

 A Saudi prince has been arrested on charges of trying to force a worker at a Beverly Hills estate to…
Witnesses blame Saudi officials for hajj horror

Witnesses blame Saudi officials for hajj horror

The worst tragedy in 25 years at the annual Muslim pilgrimage occurred during the symbolic stoning of the devil at…
Tehran accuses Saudi of safety errors after deadly stampede

Tehran accuses Saudi of safety errors after deadly stampede

Iran accused Saudi Arabia of safety errors after at least 43 of its citizens died Thursday in a stampede that…
Palmyra citadel damaged by Syria regime bombing: expert

Palmyra citadel damaged by Syria regime bombing: expert

Heavy regime bombardment has damaged parts of the ancient citadel in Syria's world heritage site of Palmyra, an archeological expert…
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