Middle East
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
April 11, 2015
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian airport during a fierce battle in which they lost 20 fighters…
Germany says in Iran’s hands when sanctions will be lifted
April 10, 2015
Germany says in Iran’s hands when sanctions will be lifted
Germany said on Friday it understood the Iranian demand that all sanctions be lifted immediately once a final agreement on…
UK’s Labour leader says would recognize Palestine at right moment
April 10, 2015
UK’s Labour leader says would recognize Palestine at right moment
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday he favored recognizing Palestine as a state if such a…
Pakistan declines Saudi call for military support in Yemen fight
April 10, 2015
Pakistan declines Saudi call for military support in Yemen fight
Pakistan's parliament voted on Friday not to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, dashing Riyadh's hopes for powerful support…
Taliban attack on Afghan court kills police chief, two officers
April 9, 2015
Taliban attack on Afghan court kills police chief, two officers
Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons stormed a court in Afghanistan's northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday, killing…
Police: Palestinians expand security control in West Bank
April 9, 2015
Police: Palestinians expand security control in West Bank
Palestinian police said on Wednesday they had extended their security control in parts of the occupied West Bank following a…
Iran will only sign nuclear deal if sanctions lifted ‘same day’ – Rouhani
April 9, 2015
Iran will only sign nuclear deal if sanctions lifted ‘same day’ – Rouhani
Iran will only sign a final nuclear accord with six world powers if all sanctions imposed over its disputed atomic work…
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
April 9, 2015
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for immediate access to a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria which has…
Yemen’s Houthis seize provincial capital despite Saudi-led raids
April 9, 2015
Yemen’s Houthis seize provincial capital despite Saudi-led raids
Houthi fighters, backed by supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh entered the provincial capital of the mainly Sunni Shabwa…
Saudi-led air strikes hit Sanaa, border areas and south Yemen overnight
April 9, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes hit Sanaa, border areas and south Yemen overnight
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck military targets and weapons stores near the capital Sanaa under the control of Houthi…