Middle East
Ayman Nour to attend Washington seminar on Egypt’s democratic future
May 11, 2015
Ayman Nour to attend Washington seminar on Egypt’s democratic future
Former presidential runner and al-Ghad Party chief Ayman Nour is attending a seminar in Washington DC this week on democracy…
UPDATE: Houthis say Moroccan F-16 shot down in Yemen
May 11, 2015
UPDATE: Houthis say Moroccan F-16 shot down in Yemen
A leading member of the Shia Houthi rebel group confirmed on Monday that a Moroccan warplane from the Saudi-led coalition…
Saudi King Salman to miss US-Gulf summit amid tensions
May 11, 2015
Saudi King Salman to miss US-Gulf summit amid tensions
Saudi King Salman will not attend a summit hosted by President Barack Obama next week seeking to shore up wavering…
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
May 11, 2015
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged…
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
May 11, 2015
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen's Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a…
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
May 11, 2015
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests…
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
May 10, 2015
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan's northern Unity State and humanitarian organisations have withdrawn…
Taliban attack district in northwest Afghanistan
May 10, 2015
Taliban attack district in northwest Afghanistan
Dozens of Taliban fighters attacked local government buildings in a district of northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday and may have captured…
Video shows Kurdish girl committing suicide to escape from rape attempt by Iranian officer
May 10, 2015
Video shows Kurdish girl committing suicide to escape from rape attempt by Iranian officer
A video clip showing a young Kurdish woman throwing herself out of a hotel window to escape from an Iranian…
Houthis accept five-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia
May 10, 2015
Houthis accept five-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia
Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said…