Middle East
U.N. says Yemen on brink of civil war as U.S. assesses failures, next steps
The Obama administration’s senior counterterrorism official acknowledged Thursday that U.S.
IS magazine ‘interviews’ wanted terrorist Hayat Boumeddiene
A magazine run by Islamic State has published what it claims is an interview with the widow of a terrorist who attacked a Paris supermarket last month. Hayat...
Egypt court begins retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists
An Egyptian court is to begin a retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists Thursday, including a Canadian awaiting deportation, after an appeals court said their...
Yemen’s turmoil ripples across region as embassies close
As Western diplomats and staff fled Yemen on Wednesday, concern widened over the increasing turmoil in the impoverished nation, with Saudi Arabia arming...
France third nation to leave Yemen as Al Qaeda splinter group pledges IS support
France will close its embassy in Yemen from Feb. 13 due to security concerns and has asked its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible, the embassy...
U.S. shutters Yemen embassy, undercutting counterterrorism ‘model’
President Barack Obama hailed Yemen as a “model” last year for U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the Middle East, but the coup by the Houthi...
Risk of civil war hangs over Yemen crisis talks
In talks that could pull Yemen back from the brink or pitch it into full-scale civil war, the powerful Houthi movement will attempt this week to draw rivals...
Time for a final nuclear deal is now, says Iranian Foreign Minister
The time to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme is now, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday, adding sanctions against his country...
Ahead of curfew ending, bombs kill 40 in Baghdad area
Baghdad’s decade-old nightly curfew ended after midnight Sunday, hours after bombs exploded in and around the Iraqi capital, killing at least 40...
As public cries for vengeance, Jordan talks of wider intervention in Syria
Grief here over the Islamic State’s brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot has given way to calls for war, with Jordanian officials dropping hints of a...
Jordan honours its murdered pilot after fresh air strikes in Syria
Jordanian jets have carried out a flypast over the hometown of the pilot burnt to death by Islamic State after returning from fresh bombing raids. State...
Marry at 9, stay hidden and obey God’s will: The IS message to women
Women should “remain hidden and veiled”, only leaving their homes in exceptional circumstances, according to an Islamic State manifesto intended...
Jordan is ‘reaping the results of backing terror’, says Syrian media
The Islamic State group’s gruesome murder of a captured Jordanian pilot is the consequence of Amman’s support for Syrian rebels, Syrian media...
Jordan executes two al Qaeda prisoners after IS killing of pilot
Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly...
U.S. hopes kidnapped pilot’s murder will toughen Jordan’s resolve
The Islamic State’s burning to death of a captured Jordanian air force pilot is likely to harden Jordan’s position as a member of the U.S.-led...
Jordan mourns murdered pilot, vows ‘earthshaking’ response against IS
Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan promised to avenge his death.
Unconfirmed images appear to show IS burning Jordanian pilot alive
Supporters of the Islamic State insurgent group have begun circulating photos on social media that purport to show captive Jordanian pilot Mu’ath...
Israel wants UN Gaza war probe shelved as chief quits
Israel called Tuesday for the shelving of a UN inquiry into its war last summer in the Gaza Strip after the probe’s head quit over Israeli accusations...
Freed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste vows to fight for detained colleagues
Freed Al Jazeera and former BBC journalist Peter Greste “won’t rest” until his colleagues are released, his family has said.
Peter Greste free - But two Al Jazeera journalists still behind bars
Peter Greste is a free man again, but the international community is being implored to continue pressuring authorities in Egypt to release his two colleagues,...
Jordan committed to anti-IS coalition, despite hostage crisis
Jordan remains “as committed as ever” to a U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State group, the kingdom’s foreign minister...
US defence contractor confirms staff wounded in Saudi shooting
Two Americans who came under fire in Saudi Arabia this weekend are employees of a US defence contractor, the firm said on Sunday, confirming the second...
Saudi blogger spared flogging for second week raising hopes for release
A Saudi blogger has been spared of a scheduled flogging for the third consecutive week while the release of a fellow activist could mean that he may be...
Japan says Islamic State hostage negotiations ‘deadlocked’
Japan’s deputy foreign minister says negotiations with the Islamic State group threatening to execute a Jordanian pilot and a Japanese journalist...
Japan says hostage negotiations ‘deadlocked’: report
Japan’s deputy foreign minister says negotiations with the Islamic State group threatening to execute a Jordanian pilot and a Japanese journalist...
Families plead for lives of IS hostages as swap hopes fade
A deadline of sunset Thursday for a possible prisoner swap purportedly set by the Islamic State group holding a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian military...
Egyptian Islamic State group wing claims deadly Sinai attacks
Islamic State-linked militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car...
Israel fires 50 shells into Lebanon after Hezbollah missile hits military convoy
A Lebanese Hezbollah group claimed responsibility for firing a missile that targeted an Israeli military convoy on Wednesday, an attack that prompted Israel...
Israeli rights group accuses Netanyahu of ‘deliberate home strikes’ in Gaza War
An Israeli rights group Wednesday criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds...
Forging fresh ties: Obama meets with new Saudi king
President Barack Obama landed in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday to meet with King Salman and offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah.
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