Middle East
Police question Netanyahu wife over ‘household spending from state funds’
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been questioned by police over allegations of using public funds for...
Egyptian president al-Sisi convenes parliament for first time in three years
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for Egypt’s parliament to convene for the first time in three years.
All Blacks star Sonny Bill under fire for dead Syrian children Twitter images
New Zealand rugby star and U.N. Children’s Fund ambassador Sonny Bill Williams has provoked a storm of controversy after posting graphic photos of...
Ten ISIS leaders, some with links to Paris terror attacks, killed in US strikes
An Islamic State leader with direct links to the alleged Paris attacks mastermind has been killed in an air strike in Syria.
Israel’s top court sends ex-PM Olmert to 18 months in prison in bribery case
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s prison sentence for a sweeping bribery scandal from six years...
‘Ramadi is liberated’: Iraq flag flies over former ISIS stronghold once more
The Iraq army claims to have captured the key city of Ramadi, in a major victory against Islamic State.
Rare deal sees Syrian fighters’ evacuation from key town under way
The evacuation of more than 450 fighters and civilians including wounded started Monday from three Syrian towns under a rare deal between the regime and...
Video of wedding guests celebrating murder of toddler shocks Israel
A video of Orthodox Jewish wedding guests celebrating the killing of a Palestinian toddler has brought fierce condemnation from Israel prime minister Binyamin...
Militant behind one of Israel’s most shocking murders killed in airstrike
A militant notorious for the murder of three Israelis, including a four-year-old girl, has been killed in an Israeli air raid.
Dozen groups ready to step into terror space should ISIS be defeated, warns report
The defeat of so-called Islamic State will not end worldwide jihadist terrorism because as many as 15 hard-line Islamist militias are capable of succeeding...
US-led airstrike ‘kills nine Iraqi soldiers’ in friendly fire incident
An airstrike by the US-led coalition aimed at Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq has killed nine Iraqi soldiers, according to Iraq’s Defence Minister. The...
US-led airstrike may have killed Iraqi soldiers in ‘friendly fire’ incident
An airstrike by the US-led coalition aimed at Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq may have inadvertently killed up to 10 Iraqi soldiers, the US military...
Gunmen in pick-ups kidnap at least 26 Qataris on hunting trip in Iraqi desert
A gang of about 100 gunmen kidnapped a group of Qataris from their hunting camp in the Iraqi desert on Wednesday.
The eyes have it: Kerry in Russia in attempt to narrow gap over Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he wanted to use a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to make “real progress” in narrowing differences with...
Gaddafi’s son kidnapped as militants demand to know what his father did to cleric
The son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was kidnapped by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing decades...
Spanish policemen among dead in brazen Taliban raid on embassy compound
Two Spanish policemen were among at least six people killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the country’s embassy in Kabul’s diplomatic...
Blasts, gunshots as Taliban raid Kabul diplomatic quarter
Multiple blasts and gunfire rocked Kabul’s diplomatic quarter as the Taliban pressed a deadly assault near the Spanish embassy in the early hours...
Residents trapped in ISIS stronghold as Iraqi forces close in
As Iraqi forces close in on the western city of Ramadi, thousands of civilians are effectively being held hostage inside by Islamic State militants who...
Foreign fighters flock to ISIS cause, doubling in numbers to 30,000 in a year
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an intelligence consultancy said...
Muslims are on front line of Syria war, says NATO boss, ruling out ground troops
NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said, stressing the...
At least 32 Islamic State fighters ‘killed in coalition airstrikes in Syria’
At least 32 Islamic State fighters were killed on Sunday in US-led coalition air strikes on the group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa province.
Islamic State warns of more attacks after car bomb kills governor of Aden
The governor of Aden was killed in a car bombing on Sunday, with Islamic State claiming responsibility for the attack.
‘Barred youths’ behind restaurant petrol bombing which leaves 16 dead
A petrol bomb attack has killed at least 16 people, including five women, in a restaurant in Cairo.
‘Sacked employee’ behind restaurant petrol bombing which leaves 16 dead
A petrol bomb attack has killed at least 16 people, including five women, in a restaurant in Cairo.
Sorry the hardest word: Turkey remains defiant over Russian jet
Turkey’s prime minister dismissed on Monday any suggestion Ankara should apologise for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after...
Jewish youths found guilty of Palestinian teen murder
Two Jewish youths have been convicted of murdering a Palestinian teenager in revenge for the killing of three Israeli youths.
Bahrain tortured detainees years after 2011 protests, says Human Rights Watch
Bahrain’s security forces tortured detainees in the years after its 2011 protests, despite a government promise to stop such abuses in the island...
Sentence condemned as ‘a sham’ as Iran jails US journalist for spying
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been sentenced to an unspecified prison term after being convicted of spying in Iran.
Israelis stabbed to death as they gather for prayers in Tel Aviv office building
A knife-wielding Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death and wounded a third in a Tel Aviv office building on Thursday.
Israeli military sends in bulldozers to demolish homes of Palestinian killers
The homes of four Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks against Israelis were demolished by the Israeli military on Saturday.
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