Middle East
Egypt opens Rafah crossing on Tuesday
June 23, 2015
Egypt opens Rafah crossing on Tuesday
Egypt opened the Rafah land crossing on its borders with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Tuesday, allowing traffic in both…
Libyan forces warn EU over migrant operation plan
June 23, 2015
Libyan forces warn EU over migrant operation plan
Forces from Libya's internationally recognised government have warned European countries that any vessels entering Libyan waters without permission would be…
Danish ship rescues more than 200 migrants off Libyan coast
June 23, 2015
Danish ship rescues more than 200 migrants off Libyan coast
A refined product tanker owned by Danish shipping company Torm rescued more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya…
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
June 23, 2015
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Kurdish-led forces in Syria advanced on Tuesday into the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town after capturing a military base…
More than 3 million displaced in Iraq
June 23, 2015
More than 3 million displaced in Iraq
More than 3 million Iraqis have been displaced due to conflicts in the country from January 2014 through June 2015, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)…
Two notorious Australian IS fighters reported dead
June 23, 2015
Two notorious Australian IS fighters reported dead
Canberra was Tuesday working to verify reports that two of Australia's most wanted Islamic State group fighters, notorious for being…
Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report
June 22, 2015
Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report
UN investigators said on Monday that Israel and Palestinian militant groups committed grave abuses of international humanitarian law during the…
IS issues strange religious edicts in Ramadan
June 22, 2015
IS issues strange religious edicts in Ramadan
As Ramadan began, social media platforms tackled several religious edicts by the terrorist Islamic State. Residents of areas controlled by…
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
June 22, 2015
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
Libya's self-declared government in Tripoli carried out air strikes on Islamic State militant positions in the city of Sirte, hitting…
Outrage in Israel as Arab MP says to join Gaza flotilla
June 22, 2015
Outrage in Israel as Arab MP says to join Gaza flotilla
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade…