Middle East
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal will ‘fuel terrorism’
August 30, 2015
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal will ‘fuel terrorism’
The deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme will bolster Tehran's ability to fund global terrorism by providing the Islamic state…
Fire at Saudi Arabian oil workers compound kills one, injures 30
August 30, 2015
Fire at Saudi Arabian oil workers compound kills one, injures 30
A fire at an oil workers residential compound in Saudi Arabia on Sunday claimed one casualty and injured 30 more…
Car bomb explodes in rebel-held Yemen capital
August 30, 2015
Car bomb explodes in rebel-held Yemen capital
A car bomb exploded Saturday in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, not far from the vacated US embassy complex and close…
Lebanese in mass ‘You Stink’ rally against politicians
August 30, 2015
Lebanese in mass ‘You Stink’ rally against politicians
Tens of thousands of protesters from across Lebanon staged a mass rally in downtownBeirut Saturday against a political class they accuse of corruption…
Why ISIS wants to erase Palmyra’s history
August 29, 2015
Why ISIS wants to erase Palmyra’s history
Editor's note: Sturt W. Manning is chair of the Department of Classics at Cornell University.
Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing
August 29, 2015
Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing
Rescuers have retrieved from the sea the bodies of 111 migrants whose boat sank off the coast of Libya, the…
In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey
August 29, 2015
In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey
For the first time in the history of Turkey, a Muslim but secular country, a woman who wears an Islamic…
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.