Middle East
Kuwait to bury victims of IS mosque bombing
June 27, 2015
Kuwait to bury victims of IS mosque bombing
Kuwait is to hold a mass funeral on Saturday for 26 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite…
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
June 27, 2015
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as…
Muslim clerics denounce attacks on Tunisia, Kuwait, France
June 26, 2015
Muslim clerics denounce attacks on Tunisia, Kuwait, France
Muslim clerics condemned three militant attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France on Friday that killed dozens of people including holidaymakers.Al-Azhar,…
Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani
June 26, 2015
Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani
Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a nearby…
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide bomber kills 25, wounds 202 in Kuwait mosque
June 26, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide bomber kills 25, wounds 202 in Kuwait mosque
A suicide bomber killed 25 people when he blew himself up inside a packed Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city…
UPDATE2: Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack
June 26, 2015
UPDATE2: Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack
A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a rifle he had hidden…
Israel’s cabinet to rule on gas deal with Noble, Delek
June 25, 2015
Israel’s cabinet to rule on gas deal with Noble, Delek
Israel's security cabinet on Thursday is expected to vote in favour of a plan that will allow a U.S.-Israeli energy…
Iran foreign minister to fly to Vienna on Friday for nuclear talks
June 25, 2015
Iran foreign minister to fly to Vienna on Friday for nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will fly to Vienna on Friday evening for talks with six major powers aimed…
CNN video exclusive: In liberated Syrian city, life after ISIS
June 25, 2015
CNN video exclusive: In liberated Syrian city, life after ISIS
Taking God's name in vain could lead to prison; smoking cigarettes, a public lashing; playing cards, being locked in a…
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
June 25, 2015
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
An Egyptian TV show, which has begun screening for the holy month of Ramadan last week, has earned Israeli criticism…