Middle East

More Iran nuclear talks amid fears of no progress
Top US diplomat John Kerry met Friday for the second day with his Iranian counterpart as global powers grapple for an elusive nuclear deal amid fears little...
Palestinian leader in new U.N. bid to end occupation
Facing pressure at home to come up with a new strategy for achieving Palestinian statehood, Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he would ask the U.N.
U.S. destroys IS tanks in Syria during fourth wave of airstrikes
US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria.
U.S. hits Islamic State oil targets in Syria, vows to keep up assault
The U.S.-led coalition has targeted oil refineries in Syria during a third night of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants.
Doubts cast over U.S. strike on ‘Khorasan’ group
The United States is still assessing whether or not Mohsin al-Fadhli, a senior figure of the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan group, was killed in a U.S.
Radical preacher Abu Qatada cleared of terror charges in Jordan
Radical cleric Abu Qatada, who was deported from the UK last July, has been acquitted by a military court in Jordan of plotting attacks on Americans and...
U.S. strikes Khorasan group in Syria, said plotting 9/11-style attack on West
A U.S.-led air attack against jihadists in Syria targeted al-Qaida’s Khorasan group because it was on the verge of carrying out “major attacks”...
Teenagers’ ‘murderers’ killed by Israeli special forces in West Bank
Israeli forces stormed a West Bank hideout early on Tuesday and killed two Palestinians claimed to be members of Hamas.
Israel claims to have shot down Syrian fighter jet
The Israeli military says it has shot down a Syrian aircraft that infiltrated its airspace over the Golan Heights.
Air strikes carried out by U.S. and Arab allies kill 120 jihadists in Syria
U.S.-led air strikes killed at least 120 jihadists in Syria today, a monitoring group said.
Yemen peace deal dissolves as Shiite rebels take capital; 340 feared dead
A Shiite militia that overran the Yemeni capital seized tanks and armoured vehicles from military headquarters on Monday and raided the home of a longtime...
Iran hails ‘new chapter’ of Saudi co-operation after New York meeting
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed a bright future working relationship after meeting his Saudi Arabia counterpart Prince Saud...
130,000 Syrian refugees swarm into Turkey as IS atrocities continue
Some 130,000 refugees from neighbouring Syria have flooded into Turkey, as civilians continued to flee clashes between Islamic State (IS) militants and...
Afghanistan’s presidential rivals sign deal for power-sharing government
Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates signed a deal on Sunday to share power after months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilized...
Egypt’s El-Sissi backs ‘comprehensive strategy’ against IS militants
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told The Associated Press on Saturday he is prepared to give whatever support is needed in the fight against...
Afghan presidential rivals at last reach unity deal after disputed vote
The rival candidates in Afghanistan’s messy election for a new president finally struck a power-sharing deal on Saturday, aides said, after more...
49 Turkish hostages seized in northern Iraq are now free, says PM Davutoglu
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday that 49 hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) militants in June have been brought safely back to...
John Kerry: Iran can help tackle Islamic State threat
Barely days after he had rejected a role for Iran in the coalition against the Islamic State (IS), U.S.
Six Iranians get suspended lashes and jail sentences after miming to Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ song
Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video singing along to the American pop song “Happy” have been given suspended sentences of 91 lashes...
Islamic State seizes 21 villages in Syria and closes in on Kurdish city
Islamic State fighters encircled a Kurdish city in northern Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday after seizing 21 villages in a major assault...
Vaccination campaign halted in northern Syria after 15-50 children die
A badly mixed measles vaccine killed between at least 15 to 50 children on Tuesday in northern Syria and caused officials to halt the vaccination campaign.
U.S. House warily approves arms for Syrian rebels as Iraq rejects troop possibility
The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday.
Airstrikes boost Islamic State, FBI director warns more hostages possible
Support for Islamic State increased after U.S. airstrikes began in Iraq and the militant group may take more hostages to try to force concessions from...
New IS video ‘Flames of War’ warns Obama ‘fighting has just begun’
The militant Islamic State group has released a video warning the US that fighters await in Iraq if Barack Obama sends troops there.
Al-Qaeda groups make rare statement of unity to fight the U.S.
Powerful al-Qaeda branches in Yemen and North Africa called Tuesday for jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against the common threat from a U.S.-led...
Three NATO soldiers killed in Kabul suicide bombing
A suicide car bomber killed two U.S. troops and a Polish soldier in an attack on a convoy near the U.S.
Three NATO soldiers killed in Kabul suicide car bomb
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a NATO convoy near the U.S.
Future uncertain, Gazans rush to enjoy life after ruinous war
After a ruinous war, Gaza is rushing back to a veneer of normalcy at astonishing speed.
Mosul schools empty as IS instates rigid anti-West curriculum
The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music.
Post-war counseling awaits Gaza children going back to school
Some 500,000 children returned to school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where many will be given psychological counseling before regular studies begin after...

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