Middle East
#Qatar tops Twitter upon arrest of BBC crew in Doha
May 19, 2015
#Qatar tops Twitter upon arrest of BBC crew in Doha
Several Twitter users have launched the hashtag #Qatar upon the arrest of a BBC crew in Doha.
US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
May 19, 2015
US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
The use of Shi'ite militias to try to take back the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Islamic State risks unleashing…
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
May 18, 2015
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
A column of Shi'ite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake…
Insight: Assad, under pressure, may need his friends more than ever
May 18, 2015
Insight: Assad, under pressure, may need his friends more than ever
When Lebanon's Hezbollah first joined Syria's war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad, its role was a closely guarded…
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen’s Aden after truce expires
May 18, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen’s Aden after truce expires
Air strikes by Saudi-led forces hit Houthi rebel positions in and around the southern Yemeni city of Aden overnight, residents…
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
May 18, 2015
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the…
UN envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen
May 17, 2015
UN envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen
The UN envoy to Yemen called on a Saudi-led military coalition and its adversaries to extend a humanitarian truce due…
Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
May 17, 2015
Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official…
Turkey, Qatar to launch joint university for Syrian refugees
May 17, 2015
Turkey, Qatar to launch joint university for Syrian refugees
Gaziantep’s municipality started work on a planned Turkey-Qatar international university for Syrian refugees, the mayor of Turkey’s southeastern province said…
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
May 17, 2015
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
Yemen's exiled President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was to open a conference of political parties from his war-torn country on…