Middle East
Bomb attacks kill four people at Baghdad street markets
June 27, 2015
Bomb attacks kill four people at Baghdad street markets
Four people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Saturday, police and medics said. In the Obeidi district of…
Tunisia premier: Most Tunisia hotel attack victims were British
June 27, 2015
Tunisia premier: Most Tunisia hotel attack victims were British
Most of the 39 people killed by a gunman in the Tunisian beach hotel attack were British citizens, Tunisia's Prime…
Saudi Arabia arrests 44 suspects, including 2 Egyptians, for terrorism
June 27, 2015
Saudi Arabia arrests 44 suspects, including 2 Egyptians, for terrorism
Saudi security services arrested 44 suspects, including two Egyptians, over their involvement in terrorist acts over the past week. The Saudi…
Kuwait to bury victims of IS mosque bombing
June 27, 2015
Kuwait to bury victims of IS mosque bombing
Kuwait is to hold a mass funeral on Saturday for 26 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite…
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
June 27, 2015
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as…
Muslim clerics denounce attacks on Tunisia, Kuwait, France
June 26, 2015
Muslim clerics denounce attacks on Tunisia, Kuwait, France
Muslim clerics condemned three militant attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France on Friday that killed dozens of people including holidaymakers.Al-Azhar,…
Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani
June 26, 2015
Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani
Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a nearby…
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide bomber kills 25, wounds 202 in Kuwait mosque
June 26, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide bomber kills 25, wounds 202 in Kuwait mosque
A suicide bomber killed 25 people when he blew himself up inside a packed Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city…
UPDATE2: Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack
June 26, 2015
UPDATE2: Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack
A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a rifle he had hidden…
Israel’s cabinet to rule on gas deal with Noble, Delek
June 25, 2015
Israel’s cabinet to rule on gas deal with Noble, Delek
Israel's security cabinet on Thursday is expected to vote in favour of a plan that will allow a U.S.-Israeli energy…