Middle East
Iraqi army sends in 30,000 troops in a bid to get Tikrit back from IS control
Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadist positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake...
Military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from IS begins
Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS), Iraqi TV says.
Hundreds of Syria’s Assyrian Christians still held captive: ‘No one helped us’
The Islamic State group released at least 19 Assyrian Christians on Sunday who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern...
Syria’s Assyrian Christians: ‘No one helped us’
The Islamic State group released at least 19 Assyrian Christians on Sunday who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern...
Egypt names Hamas ‘terrorist group’ further isolating Gaza Strip rulers
An Egyptian court has declared Hamas a “terrorist organisation”, further isolating the rulers of the Gaza Strip who once found a warm welcome...
12 years after US-led invasion, Iraq re-opens famed national museum
Iraq’s national museum officially reopened on Saturday after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a third of 15,000 pieces looted...
The best business in Iraq: Kurdish gunsmith profits on civil war
Bahktiyar Sadr-Aldeen has seen his business shoot up by 50% since last June, when the Islamic State group took over the Mosul.
U.S.-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Assyrian Christians
The U.S.-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a new...
UN says ex-Yemen president Saleh stole billions as country battles collapse
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is believed to have amassed between $32 billion and $60 billion through corruption during his 33 years in...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stages mock ‘War Games’ attack on U.S. carrier
Iran has staged a series of military drills, including a simulated attack on a U.S.
IS kidnaps 90 Christians - including children - from Syrian villages
Islamic State militants have kidnapped dozens of people from Christian villages in Syria, a human rights watchdog has said.
Kerry, Zarif meet for Iran nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met for two hours in Geneva on Sunday in another round of nuclear talks...
Turks infiltrate IS territory to rescue 40 troops guarding Suleyman’s tomb
Almost 600 Turkish soldiers crossed the border deep inside Syria overnight in a successful operation to rescue troops guarding a Turkish enclave surrounded...
Two-year sentence for Kuwait opposition leader who ‘insulted ruler’
Kuwait’s appeals court sentenced prominent opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak to two years in jail on Sunday on charges of insulting the Gulf...
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Assad clan’s hometown
A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed four people on Sunday in an unprecedented attack on a hospital that took Syria’s civil war to the ruling...
Former Yemen president flees capital after release by Houthi rebels
Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned last month under pressure from Shiite militia, left Sanaa on Saturday after weeks under effective...
Fire engulfs one of the world’s highest residential towers in Dubai
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from one of the tallest residential towers in the world, Dubai’s Torch Tower, when it caught fire in the early...
New U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan seeking ‘lasting’ success
New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday on his first trip since taking over the job this week, saying he wanted to talk...
Fire engulfs one of the world’s highest residential towers in Dubai
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from one of the tallest residential towers in the world, Dubai’s Torch Tower, when it caught fire in the early...
U.S. prepares Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul in April-May time frame
An Iraqi and Kurdish military force of some 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being prepared to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters, probably...
Battle lines drawn for a civil war in Yemen
Hundreds of Sunni tribesmen in the central Yemeni desert parade in pickup trucks toting heavy machine guns and singing martial songs to raise morale. Having...
Divers find priceless record trove of gold coins in Mediterranean
Scuba divers have discovered the largest trove of gold coins ever found off Israel’s Mediterranean coast — about 2,000 pieces dating back more...
Turkey vows action after outcry over female student’s murder
Turkey’s leaders on Monday vowed to take action over the “open wound” of violence against women, after the murder and attempted rape...
Kayla Mueller ‘would not lie to escape IS,’ reveals man who tried to save her
The boyfriend of Kayla Mueller has said he tried to save the hostage’s life by pretending they were married, but she refused to lie to her Islamic...
Kayla Mueller ‘would not lie to escape IS’ reveals man who tried to save her
The boyfriend of Kayla Mueller has said he tried to save the hostage’s life by pretending they were married, but she refused to lie to her Islamic...
Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State
Thousands of foreigners have flocked to Iraq and Syria in the past two years, mostly to join Islamic State, but a handful of idealistic Westerners are...
Clashes between Shi’ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead
Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement as clashes between...
In Gaza war, Israeli house strikes killed mostly civilians
The youngest to die was a 4-day-old girl, the oldest a 92-year-old man. They were among at least 844 Palestinians killed as a result of airstrikes on Gaza...
Saudi blogger Badawi avoids flogging for a fifth successive Friday
Saudi Arabian blogger Raef Badawi avoided further flogging on Friday, Amnesty International said, marking the fifth straight week that his 1,000-lash sentence...
Saudi blogger Badawi again avoids flogging for a fifth successive Friday
Saudi Arabian blogger Raef Badawi avoided further flogging on Friday, Amnesty International said, marking the fifth straight week that his 1,000-lash sentence...
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