Middle East
Israeli settlers descend upon Nablus shrine in West Bank
April 8, 2015
Israeli settlers descend upon Nablus shrine in West Bank
Dozens of Israeli settlers descended upon Joseph’s tomb on Wednesday in the city of Nablus, north of the West Bank, Egypt’s…
Yemeni pro-Houthi parties unite in rejection of Saudi-led strikes
April 7, 2015
Yemeni pro-Houthi parties unite in rejection of Saudi-led strikes
Nineteen pro-Houthi Yemeni political parties convened in Sanaa early Tuesday for a press conference in which they jointly voiced opposition…
11 Egyptians among 100 wealthiest Arabs in 2015
April 7, 2015
11 Egyptians among 100 wealthiest Arabs in 2015
Eleven Egyptians have been listed among Forbes Middle East’s 100 wealthiest Arabs list, whose fortune increased in 2015 despite plummeting oil…
Exhumation of Iraq’s Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins
April 7, 2015
Exhumation of Iraq’s Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins
Iraqi forensic teams began on Monday excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites thought to hold the corpses of as many…
UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold
April 7, 2015
UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold
The United Nations Security Council said on Monday it would look at how to help some 18,000 Palestinian refugees and…
Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
April 7, 2015
Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as…
Obama says a weakened Israel would be ‘failure’ of his presidency
April 6, 2015
Obama says a weakened Israel would be ‘failure’ of his presidency
US President Barack Obama has said that a weakened Israel would be a "fundamental failure of my presidency," affirming solidarity…
In Netanyahu’s fourth term, what’s next for Israeli settlements?
April 6, 2015
In Netanyahu’s fourth term, what’s next for Israeli settlements?
A day before his surprise election victory last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood against the backdrop of a…
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
April 6, 2015
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Access to Twitter (TWTR.N) and video-sharing website YouTube (GOOGL.O) were blocked in Turkey on Monday following a court decision based…
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
April 6, 2015
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Islamic State extremists blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news…