Middle East
Iran pledges to protect shared security interests with Yemen
May 2, 2015
Iran pledges to protect shared security interests with Yemen
Iran's deputy foreign minister said Tehran will not let regional powers jeopardize its security interests in Yemen, Tasnim news agency…
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemeni capital
May 2, 2015
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemeni capital
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing eight to 10 civilians,…
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
May 2, 2015
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
US-led air strikes targeting the Islamic State group killed at least 52 civilians in a village in northern Syria, a…
UN Middle East peace envoy arrives in Cairo on first visit
May 2, 2015
UN Middle East peace envoy arrives in Cairo on first visit
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process arrived in Cairo late Friday, on his first visit to…
Gaza ‘jobless’ workers find no solace in Labor Day
May 1, 2015
Gaza ‘jobless’ workers find no solace in Labor Day
Labor Day no longer represents an important occasion for Palestinian civil servant Khaled Salama.Salama is one of thousands of civil…
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
May 1, 2015
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
The airstrike obliterated its target in northern Iraq and sent the men scattering. Four of them dived into a river…
Israelis of Ethiopian origin protest police violence in Jerusalem
May 1, 2015
Israelis of Ethiopian origin protest police violence in Jerusalem
A demonstration by Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin against police brutality turned violent on Thursday, with police using water canon…
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
May 1, 2015
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad's ancestral home,…
Nepal quake toll passes 6,200, $2 billion needed for reconstruction
May 1, 2015
Nepal quake toll passes 6,200, $2 billion needed for reconstruction
The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake rose steadily past 6,200 on Friday as fresh aftershocks and the stench of…
Gulf ministers meet as Yemen fighting rages
April 30, 2015
Gulf ministers meet as Yemen fighting rages
Gulf foreign ministers met Thursday in the Saudi capital for talks on their military operation in Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi…