Middle East
KUNA: Gulf Arab leaders to meet next week ahead of Obama summit
April 28, 2015
KUNA: Gulf Arab leaders to meet next week ahead of Obama summit
Gulf Arab leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia next week to prepare for a May summit with US President Barack…
UN says Israel responsible for Gaza shelter attacks
April 28, 2015
UN says Israel responsible for Gaza shelter attacks
A United Nations inquiry blamed the Israeli military on Monday for seven attacks on UN schools in Gaza that were…
Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station
April 27, 2015
Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station
Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part…
Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen as bread, medicine run short
April 27, 2015
Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen as bread, medicine run short
The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, the Red Cross said on Monday, as Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi…
Coppersmiths area replaced by stainless steel workshops
April 27, 2015
Coppersmiths area replaced by stainless steel workshops
The Coppersmiths area (Al-Nahaseen), a milestone street in Old Cairo that had long been known for the production of copper…
Election organizers: Sudanese President Bashir wins 94.5 percent of vote
April 27, 2015
Election organizers: Sudanese President Bashir wins 94.5 percent of vote
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir extended his quarter-century in power with a landslide 94.5 percent victory in presidential elections, organizers…
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif to meet at UN anti-nuclear arms conference
April 27, 2015
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif to meet at UN anti-nuclear arms conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet US Secretary of State John Kerry at the opening of a UN…
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
April 27, 2015
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
Hundreds of Syrian rebels are approaching the start of US training to battle Islamic State, without knowing whether or how…
Turkish students invent special clothes for blind people
April 27, 2015
Turkish students invent special clothes for blind people
Students from the Amasya Technical Sciences Vocational School in Turkey have invented special clothing for blind people, equipped with sensors…