Middle East
Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
May 17, 2015
Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official…
Turkey, Qatar to launch joint university for Syrian refugees
May 17, 2015
Turkey, Qatar to launch joint university for Syrian refugees
Gaziantep’s municipality started work on a planned Turkey-Qatar international university for Syrian refugees, the mayor of Turkey’s southeastern province said…
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
May 17, 2015
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
Yemen's exiled President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was to open a conference of political parties from his war-torn country on…
Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women
May 17, 2015
Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women
Pope Francis named two Palestinian women as saints on Sunday, in a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square just days after…
Special Report: The middle-class Islamists behind Tunisia’s museum attack
May 17, 2015
Special Report: The middle-class Islamists behind Tunisia’s museum attack
One of the young men was a high school literature student who helped his father tend the family olive trees…
News reports: Turkish jets shoot down Syrian aircraft
May 16, 2015
News reports: Turkish jets shoot down Syrian aircraft
Turkish military jets shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violated Turkey's airspace on Saturday, media reported. It was not immediately…
US says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid
May 16, 2015
US says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid
American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group's oil, gas and financial operations…
Monitor: Islamic State battles Syrian army near ancient citadel
May 16, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State battles Syrian army near ancient citadel
Fighting between Islamic State militants and the Syrian army was reported on Saturday near an ancient citadel in the historic…
UN: Shelling kills eight children in Libya’s Benghazi
May 16, 2015
UN: Shelling kills eight children in Libya’s Benghazi
Shelling of residential areas of Libya's second city Benghazi killed at least eight children this week, the United Nations said,…
Negotiator: Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks
May 15, 2015
Negotiator: Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks
Iran is prepared for "all scenarios" in talks with world powers about curbing its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions…