Middle East

Israel air strikes kill 11 in Gaza: medics
Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed 11 people early Saturday, medics said, on day 12 of a major operation against the Palestinian territory.
At least 115 reported dead in Islamic State attack on Syria gas field
Islamic extremists killed at least 115 Syrian troops, guards and workers as they captured a gas field in central Syria following daylong clashes, activists...
Israel ready to expand ground assault in Gaza as death toll mounts
Israel’s military is ready for a “significant expansion” of the Gaza ground offensive that has already claimed at least 28 lives.
Israel to ‘significantly’ widen ground offensive in Gaza as death toll mounts
Israel’s military is ready for a “significant expansion” of the Gaza ground offensive that has already claimed at least 24 lives.
UN agency launches inquiry after rockets found in Gaza school
A UN agency is investigating after finding 20 rockets hidden in one of its schools in Gaza.
Assad warns of ‘blowback’ as he’s sworn in for third term as Syrian leader
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for another term as president amid a warning of ‘blowback’ against Western governments who...
Palestinians urged to flee as Israel ‘expands and intensifies’ Gaza offensive
Israel’s military has urged tens of thousands of Palestinians living in northern and eastern Gaza to leave their homes.
Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza as Egypt-backed ceasefire plan falls apart
Israel has resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants reportedly fired rockets into southern Israel, according to the military.
Israel claims to have shot down drone as Palestinian death toll exceeds 170
Israel’s military said it downed a drone along its southern coastline on Monday, the first time it encountered such a weapon since its campaign against...
Iranian court sentences Facebook activists to jail
An Iranian court handed jail sentences of eight to 21 years to eight Facebook page administrators, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Iraq parliament postpones decision on new leaders
Iraq’s deadlocked parliament failed Sunday to overcome the deep divisions hampering the formation of a new government, making no progress on choosing...
Fanning the flames: Fugitive Saddam deputy calls for Baghdad liberation
A purported audio message from a close aide to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein called on all Iraqis to join efforts to “liberate” the country...
Afghan election votes to be audited - all eight million of them
Afghanistan’s feuding presidential rivals agreed Saturday to a full audit of every vote cast in the disputed runoff election, U.S.
Israel calls for north Gaza evacuation after raid; death toll rises
Israel has called on residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes, suggesting a coming attack after its troops earlier launched a brief...
More bloodshed: NGO claims Iraq forces murdered 255 Sunni prisoners
Iraq’s security forces and allied Shiite militias executed at least 255 Sunni prisoners as they fled a lightning jihadist-led advance last month,...
'More to go': Israeli PM says more than 1,000 targets hit in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday Israel has attacked more than 1,000 targets during a four-day-old offensive against Gaza militants and...
Iraqi Kurds continue land grab, seizing 2 major oil fields
Kurdish security forces took over two major oil fields outside the disputed northern city of Kirkuk before dawn Friday and said they would use some of...
Iran readying uranium conversion plant needed for world nuclear agreement
Iran has taken preparatory action to start up a uranium conversion plant it needs to fulfill an interim nuclear agreement reached with six world powers...
Middle East crisis: Israel’s main airport to be targeted by Hamas wing
The armed wing of Hamas has threatened an imminent attack on Israel’s main airport in response to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that have now reportedly...
With few friends, Hamas drifts into Gaza fight it doesn’t know how to finish
The latest mini-war between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas began with the Gaza-based militants eager to strike a blow, but the escalation that followed...
53 bodies found blindfolded, handcuffed south of Baghdad near Shiite village
Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, south of Baghdad on Wednesday as Shiite and Kurdish leaders traded accusations over...
Israel steps up aerial bombardment of Gaza as ground forces are readied
Israel has dramatically escalated its aerial assault on Gaza, hitting hundreds of Hamas targets.
How Russia outmaneuvered U.S. in resupplying Iraqi military
Barely noticed among the disturbing tableau of images coming out of Iraq in recent weeks is a changing of the guard evident at the Baghdad International...
Rockets hit Israeli heartland setting off heavy fighting
Israel on Tuesday launched its largest offensive in the Gaza Strip in nearly two years, carrying out a blistering aerial assault on scores of targets and...
Developing: Loud explosions rock Jerusalem after air raid sirens sound
The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the attack that took place as Israel began waging a major campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Afghanistan’s Abdullah rejects election result as ‘coup’ against people
Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah’s camp rejected preliminary results of last month’s runoff election on Monday as a “coup”...
Palestinians say six dead in Gaza air strikes as Israel threatens ground offensive
At least six Palestinians were killed and about 25 wounded in an Israeli attack on Tuesday on a house in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Interior Ministry...
Iraq parliament delayed for five weeks, general killed near Baghdad
Citing the inability of political camps to reach “understanding and agreement” on nominations for the top three posts in government, the office...
Kuwait police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demanding politician’s release
Kuwait riot police on Sunday fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of opposition protesters who were demanding the release of a detained...
Israeli air strikes kill nine Palistinian fighters, highest death toll since 2012
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least nine Palestinian fighters from the armed wings of Hamas and Fatah, making it their highest single death toll since...

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