Middle East
Activists launch campaign against enslavement of women in Iraq
June 2, 2015
Activists launch campaign against enslavement of women in Iraq
Activists from Hamalat al-Tamadon (Campaigns for Modernization) launched a campaign on Monday, denouncing the situation of women in Iraq under the…
Witnesses: Hamas security forces kill rival activist in Gaza shoot-out
June 2, 2015
Witnesses: Hamas security forces kill rival activist in Gaza shoot-out
Hamas security forces killed an activist of a rival Islamist militant group in a shoot-out at his Gaza home on…
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
June 2, 2015
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
US-led coalition members carrying out air raids against the Islamic State group were preparing to meet on Tuesday after a…
UN diplomat pushes to hold Yemen talks, Arab air strikes pound Houthis
June 1, 2015
UN diplomat pushes to hold Yemen talks, Arab air strikes pound Houthis
Efforts to bring Yemen's warring factions together to discuss their conflict have made some progress, officials said on Monday, as…
Libya edges closer to economic collapse as currency dives
June 1, 2015
Libya edges closer to economic collapse as currency dives
Libya's public finances, wracked by a dramatic loss in oil revenue that has been exacerbated by a power struggle between…
German foreign minister: Open Gaza border hinges on end to rocket fire
June 1, 2015
German foreign minister: Open Gaza border hinges on end to rocket fire
Germany's foreign minister said during a visit to Gaza on Monday that any opening of the enclave's borders and economic…
Fars: Iranian planes that drew US sanctions to fly outside country
June 1, 2015
Fars: Iranian planes that drew US sanctions to fly outside country
An Iranian airline that acquired nine passenger jets in defiance of US sanctions will begin using them on international routes…
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide attack kills 38 Iraqi policemen
June 1, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide attack kills 38 Iraqi policemen
Islamic State militants drove a tank rigged with explosives into a base south of the Iraqi city of Samarra on…
Rights organization collects testimonies of citizens who failed to get public information
June 1, 2015
Rights organization collects testimonies of citizens who failed to get public information
The Support for Information Technology Center has launched a campaign to collect the testimonies of citizens who failed to obtain…
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video
June 1, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to punish the editor of a newspaper which published video footage it said showed…