Middle East
Sparring over Afghanistan election results could delay U.S. security pact
Afghanistan’s election crisis deepened Sunday as the two presidential candidates sparred over the release of preliminary results and calls mounted...
ISIL expels thousands in east Syria, charity says
The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has expelled more than 30,000 people from their homes in the eastern Syrian town of Shuheil, a...
Israel arrests Jewish extremists in connection with teen’s murder
Israeli police have arrested a group of Jewish extremists in connection with the kidnap and murder of a Palestinian teenager who was burned to death in...
Al-Qaida suicide bombers strike in southern Saudi Arabia
Two suspected al-Qaida fighters who had been surrounded inside a government building in southern Saudi Arabia have blown themselves up.
Clashes spread after autopsy finds Palestinian boy was ‘burned alive’
Clashes sparked by the abduction and murder of a Palestinian teenager spread from east Jerusalem to Arab towns inside Israel on Saturday, as autopsy reports...
Despite debate over authenticity, ‘caliph’ video displays jihadists’ confidence
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group which spearheaded a sweeping militant assault that overran swathes of Iraq is now claiming leadership of the world’s...
Fresh Palestinian unrest as autopsy reveals teenager was burnt alive
The Palestinian attorney general has said preliminary autopsy results show teenager Mohamed Abu Khdeir was burnt alive.
Tough talk: Iraq’s al-Maliki vows to stay on as PM and fight Sunni militants
Despite mounting pressure to step aside, Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki vowed Friday not to abandon his bid for another term as prime minister and pledged...
Clashes in Jerusalem as thousands turn out for Palestinian teen’s funeral
Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem as an Arab teenager, who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists,...
CCTV ‘shows murdered Palestinian teenager being abducted’
CCTV footage which purports to show the moment a Palestinian teenager was kidnapped before being killed has been obtained by Sky News.
Protests hit Egypt on ouster anniversary
Nearly 200 people have been arrested in Egypt in a crackdown after a series of demonstrations and small bombings marked the anniversary of the ouster of...
Israel boosts forces near Gaza; at least 11 Palestinians hurt in air strikes
Israel’s army said on Thursday it has moved a small number of reinforcements toward the border with Gaza, following an uptick in rocket fire from...
Red-bearded Chechen in Syria emerges as public face of ISIL
A young, red-bearded ethnic Chechen has emerged as one of the most prominent commanders in the extremist group that has overrun swaths of Iraq and Syria,...
Israel-Hamas tension over kidnappings fanned by Gaza rocket fire
Tensions rose on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday as Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Force traded strikes.
Clashes erupt after Palestinian teen killed in ‘suspected revenge attack’
Palestinian protesters have clashed with police in Israel after the discovery of the body of an Arab teenager who is suspected to have been killed in retribution...
ISIL leader issues clarion call for fighters to join militants in Iraq and Syria
The leader of the extremist group that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria - the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - has called on Muslims around...
'They've kidnapped me': Israel hears a call from abducted teen
The appeal for help—”They’ve kidnapped me”—came in a whisper on a furtive cellphone call that one of three abducted Israeli teenagers...
Israeli air strikes pound Gaza after missing teenagers’ bodies found
Israeli fighter jets have bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip hours after vowing to take revenge on the killers of three teenagers.
'Hamas will pay': Discovery of missing teens draws rebuke from Israeli PM
Israeli security forces on Monday found the bodies of three teenagers who went missing in the West Bank earlier this month and confirmed them as the Israeli...
Pakistan launches ground war against Taliban in Waziristan as 500K flee
Pakistan has launched a ground offensive against Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border after evacuating nearly half a million people from the tribal...
ISIS rebels declare ‘new Islamic state’ and demand Muslim allegiance
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has declared the establishment of an Islamic...
In Mideast, sectarianism overtakes national identity as fighting blurs borders
Jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq announced Sunday the establishment of a “caliphate,” referring to the system of rule that ended nearly...
Israeli army targets Gaza militant sites in early morning strikes
Israel carried out air strikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The army said the air strikes were in retaliation for six rockets from...
Iraq takes delivery of second-hand Russian fighter jets
The Iraqi government has received a delivery of Russian-made fighter planes it hopes will turn the tide against Sunni rebels who have seized large parts...
Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists
Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom.
Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks
Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants...
ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit, says rights group
Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions in the northern...
Stranded Chinese workers in Iraq being evacuated
More than 1,200 Chinese workers who had been trapped in the embattled northern Iraqi city of Samarra have been evacuated to Baghdad, Xinhua news agency...
ISIS gains in Iraq put Saudi forces on highest alert
King Abdullah has ordered that “all necessary measures” be taken to protect Saudi Arabia against terror threats, SPA news agency reported Thursday.
Satellite images evidence of ISIS mass execution, rights group claims
Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) insurgents have carried out mass executions in the northern...
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