Middle East
Social media finds Syrian refugee, provides dad a new start
August 29, 2015
Social media finds Syrian refugee, provides dad a new start
It was almost another tragedy. But with a boost from social media, an anonymous pen seller in Beirut, Lebanon became a…
Mounting toll of Turkey’s ‘martyrs’ stirs controversy
August 29, 2015
Mounting toll of Turkey’s ‘martyrs’ stirs controversy
It has become a familiar scene in Turkey over the past month.
Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes
August 29, 2015
Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes
A ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and in two villages to the north has broken down…
Syrians fear for relatives after Austrian migrant tragedy
August 29, 2015
Syrians fear for relatives after Austrian migrant tragedy
Distraught over missing relatives en route from Syria to western Europe, two young men waited anxiously on Friday for news…
Kurdish forces free 7 villages in Iraq
August 29, 2015
Kurdish forces free 7 villages in Iraq
Western-backed Kurdish fighters freed seven villages from the clasps of the Islamic State group in northern Iraq in recent days,…
UN to host new Libya peace talks next week
August 29, 2015
UN to host new Libya peace talks next week
Libya has two rival parliaments and governments and has been torn apart since the ousting of Qaddafi in 2011 The United…
Policeman killed and 7 people injured in Bahrain blast
August 29, 2015
Policeman killed and 7 people injured in Bahrain blast
A policeman was killed and seven people, including a child, injured in an explosion Friday evening in a predominantly Shiite…
Austria, Libya count dead as number of migrants crossing Mediterranean soars
August 28, 2015
Austria, Libya count dead as number of migrants crossing Mediterranean soars
Austria said on Friday 71 refugees including a baby girl were found dead in an abandoned freezer truck, while Libya…
Iranian film on Prophet Mohammad stirs calls for Tehran to ban it
August 28, 2015
Iranian film on Prophet Mohammad stirs calls for Tehran to ban it
A film on the life of Prophet Mohammad is expected to break box office records in Shi'ite Muslim Iran after…
IS struggle to make progress in Taliban bastion Afghanistan
August 28, 2015
IS struggle to make progress in Taliban bastion Afghanistan
The Islamic State group had ambitious plans for Afghanistan, but Taliban resistance, US drone strikes, and a society less scarred…