Middle East
Twelve migrants ‘drown as wooden boat sinks’ off Turkey
October 17, 2015
Twelve migrants ‘drown as wooden boat sinks’ off Turkey
Twelve migrants drowned Saturday when their boat sank off the Turkish coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while…
42 Palestinians killed by Israeli army since Oct. 1
October 17, 2015
42 Palestinians killed by Israeli army since Oct. 1
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli police and…
Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo: monitor
October 17, 2015
Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo: monitor
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the…
UAE aid worker shot dead in Aden by unknown gunmen: security source
October 17, 2015
UAE aid worker shot dead in Aden by unknown gunmen: security source
An aid worker from the United Arab Emirates was shot dead in the southern Yemen city of Aden by unknown…
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military
October 17, 2015
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military
Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants…
Jordanian protesters call for end to peace treaty with Israel
October 17, 2015
Jordanian protesters call for end to peace treaty with Israel
Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets Friday calling on the government to scrap its peace treaty with Israel, which…
Several killed in shooting at Shiite gathering in Saudi Arabia
October 17, 2015
Several killed in shooting at Shiite gathering in Saudi Arabia
A gunman killed five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by…
Two Palestinians who tried to stab Israelis shot dead
October 17, 2015
Two Palestinians who tried to stab Israelis shot dead
Israeli soldiers and a settler shot dead two Palestinians who tried to stab Jews in separate incidents in annexed east…
Obama calls for respect to religious sites in Jerusalem
October 17, 2015
Obama calls for respect to religious sites in Jerusalem
President Barack Obama on Friday called for respect for religious sites in Jerusalem and the status quo that allows the…
Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition: UN
October 16, 2015
Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition: UN
More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior official…