Middle East
Tunisian soldier shot dead after opening fire on colleagues and killing one
May 25, 2015
Tunisian soldier shot dead after opening fire on colleagues and killing one
A Tunisian soldier opened fire on colleagues at a military base in the capital Tunis on Monday, killing a colonel…
A look at former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert’s career
May 25, 2015
A look at former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert’s career
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a case involving allegations he…
Sudan confiscates 9 daily newspapers
May 25, 2015
Sudan confiscates 9 daily newspapers
Sudan’s security services confiscated nine printed dailies without clarifying their reasons for doing so on Monday. Othman Marghany, chief editor of…
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
May 25, 2015
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria…
Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi
May 24, 2015
Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi
Iraqi forces regained ground from Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Sunday, advancing towards the city of Ramadi one…
State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra
May 24, 2015
State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have killed at least 400 people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, most of them women and…
Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque
May 24, 2015
Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque
Saudi authorities said on Saturday that the suicide bomber who bombed the Shi'ite mosque on Friday in Qatif city, leaving…
Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help
May 24, 2015
Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help
Europe cannot halt the deadly traffic of African migrants across the Mediterranean unless it ends a boycott of forces that…
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
May 24, 2015
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
Saudi Arabia's top Sunni cleric on Saturday branded a deadly attack on Shi'ite Muslims a bid to sow chaos, after…
Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing
May 24, 2015
Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing
Saudi forces and Yemen's Houthi militia traded heavy artillery fire which blew up part of the main border crossing between…