Middle East
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
May 10, 2015
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for…
Police: Baghdad car bomb targeting pilgrims kills 7
May 9, 2015
Police: Baghdad car bomb targeting pilgrims kills 7
A car bomb blast targeting Shi'ite pilgrims on an annual march to a Baghdad shrine killed at least seven people…
30 prisoners killed, 40 escape in Iraq jail break
May 9, 2015
30 prisoners killed, 40 escape in Iraq jail break
Six guards and 30 detainees were killed in a prison break north of Baghdad during which 40 inmates also escaped,…
Saudi-led warplanes bomb Yemen capital airport
May 9, 2015
Saudi-led warplanes bomb Yemen capital airport
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa's international airport on Saturday, shortly after authorities in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital said…
Exclusive: Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria
May 8, 2015
Exclusive: Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria
International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had…
Amr Moussa: Situation in Arab region more serious than many imagine
May 8, 2015
Amr Moussa: Situation in Arab region more serious than many imagine
Former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa warned that the situation in the Arab region is currently more…
Kuwaiti paper: Dropped Israeli drone in Sudan targeted Hamas weapon store
May 8, 2015
Kuwaiti paper: Dropped Israeli drone in Sudan targeted Hamas weapon store
The Israeli reconnaissance drone, which Sudan announced it had downed Wednesday over its territory, was targeting a store for weapons…
Saudi-led coalition bombs Houthis in north Yemen, offers five-day truce
May 8, 2015
Saudi-led coalition bombs Houthis in north Yemen, offers five-day truce
Saudi-led warplanes bombed targets in Yemen's Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, on Friday and Riyadh then announced…
Sources: US military starts training Syria fighters to combat Islamic State
May 7, 2015
Sources: US military starts training Syria fighters to combat Islamic State
The US military has started training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State militants, US and Middle East sources told Reuters…
Saudi Arabia offers five-day Yemen ceasefire
May 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia offers five-day Yemen ceasefire
Saudi Arabia offered a five-day humanitarian truce on Thursday to the Houthi militia it has hit with weeks of airstrikes…