Middle East
Turkey says coalition to launch ‘comprehensive battle’ on Islamic State
August 5, 2015
Turkey says coalition to launch ‘comprehensive battle’ on Islamic State
US aircraft and drones are arriving in Turkish air bases and a comprehensive battle against Islamic State militants will be…
Marzouki: Sisi cannot force Egypt to obey him
August 4, 2015
Marzouki: Sisi cannot force Egypt to obey him
Former Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has attacked President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying Sisi will not succeed in forcing the…
Jewish settler tries to raise Israeli flag on Aqsa Mosque
August 4, 2015
Jewish settler tries to raise Israeli flag on Aqsa Mosque
Guards of Al Aqsa mosque on Tuesday arrested a Jewish settler while trying to raise the Israeli flag on Aqsa…
Gazans keep searching for missing relatives after war
August 4, 2015
Gazans keep searching for missing relatives after war
More than one year after Israel pulverized the besieged Gaza Strip, the pain is not over for the Omran family…
UK extends Iraqi air campaign against Islamic State until March 2017
August 4, 2015
UK extends Iraqi air campaign against Islamic State until March 2017
Britain will extend its air campaign in Iraq against Islamic State militants by a year, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said…
Pro-Hadi fighters, Houthis recapture Yemen’s largest military base
August 4, 2015
Pro-Hadi fighters, Houthis recapture Yemen’s largest military base
Fighters loyal to Yemen's exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, bolstered by Gulf Arab support, seized the country's largest military base…
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
August 4, 2015
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq's troubled Anbar province…
Official: Russian FM meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
August 3, 2015
Official: Russian FM meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow,…
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis
August 3, 2015
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis
The president of Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massud Barzani, promised Monday to avenge the Yazidi minority brutally attacked by…
Syrian jet crashes into market in rebel-held area, 27 killed
August 3, 2015
Syrian jet crashes into market in rebel-held area, 27 killed
At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in…