Middle East
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
April 20, 2015
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on…
Sudan’s Bashir heads to Indonesia in rare long-distance trip
April 19, 2015
Sudan’s Bashir heads to Indonesia in rare long-distance trip
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will travel to Indonesia on Monday for a summit, Sudan's foreign ministry said, in his…
Thousands of Yemeni troops pledge backing for exiled leader
April 19, 2015
Thousands of Yemeni troops pledge backing for exiled leader
The Yemeni commander of a vast military district covering half the country's border with Saudi Arabia pledged support on Sunday…
UN urges donation of US$273.7 mn for humanitarian aid in Yemen
April 19, 2015
UN urges donation of US$273.7 mn for humanitarian aid in Yemen
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Yemen have called on the international community to offer US$273.7 million to…
Video: Islamic State shot and beheaded 30 people in Libya
April 19, 2015
Video: Islamic State shot and beheaded 30 people in Libya
Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show its militants shooting and beheading what appeared to be about…
Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a US ‘myth’
April 19, 2015
Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a US ‘myth’
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear…
Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan
April 19, 2015
Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman…
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
April 19, 2015
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, the…
Gaza sailors have a lot of bottle
April 18, 2015
Gaza sailors have a lot of bottle
With little to do and nowhere to go, five Palestinians stuck in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip came up with a…
Gunfire and explosions heard in Libyan capital
April 18, 2015
Gunfire and explosions heard in Libyan capital
Clashes broke out in a district and a suburb of Libya's capital on Saturday, home to groups opposing an alternative…