Middle East
U.S. weighs Russia’s offer of military talks on Syria
The Obama administration is weighing an offer from Russia to have military-to-military talks and meetings on the situation in Syria amid increasing U.S.
Syria’s Assad blames Western support for ‘terrorists’ for migrant crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe’s refugee crisis on Western support for “terrorists”, as people fleeing his country’s...
Syria’s Assad blames Western support for ‘terrorists’ for migrant crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe’s refugee crisis on Western support for “terrorists”, as people fleeing his country’s...
British PM Cameron visits Syria refugee to camps to pledge aid
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan on Monday, pledging increased aid which he said would help stem...
British PM Cameron visits refugee camp in Lebanon as migrant crisis deepens
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has visited a refugee camp on the border with Syria to see the impact of the humanitarian crisis “at source”.
Tear gas and stun grenades fired in clashes at flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem
Palestinians clashed with Israeli police at Jerusalem’s flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday just hours before the start of the Jewish New...
Strong wnds blamed for Mecca crane collapse that left at least 107 dead
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam’s holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107...
At least 107 killed by falling crane at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia’s city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing...
At least 87 killed by falling crane at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia’s city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing...
Dozens killed in besieged Turkish city
Turkish police stopped pro-Kurdish politicians on Thursday marching to a town where they say 21 civilians have been killed and a humanitarian crisis has...
Turkey pro-Kurdish party warns of ‘civil war’ after nationalist rampage
The leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party warned Wednesday the country was being dragged into a “civil war” following a wave of attacks...
Al Qaeda calls Islamic State illegitimate but suggests cooperation
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri dismissed Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as illegitimate but said his followers would join them in...
As violence in Turkey soars, concern for election security
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu appealed for calm on Tuesday after crowds angered by renewed Kurdish militant violence attacked newspapers and offices...
Deadly sandstorm engulfs Middle East, killing eight
A dense, unseasonal sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least eight people dead and hundreds suffering from respiratory problems on Tuesday,...
Austria joins growing voices that say Assad must be part of Syrian solution
The West should involve Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia in order to combat Islamic State, Austria’s foreign...
Deadly sandstorm engulfs Middle East leaving hundreds in hospital
A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, killing two people and hospitalizing hundreds in Lebanon and disrupting fighting and...
Mother of toddler killed in West Bank arson attack dies from her injuries
The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank died on Monday of her injuries. Riham Dawabsha suffered...
At least 47 killed in heavy fighting at key Syrian town
At least 47 fighters were killed in clashes between the Islamic State group and rival Syrian rebels, a monitor said on Saturday, in an area where the United...
UAE, Bahrain lose 50 troops on deadliest day for Gulf in Yemen conflict
At least 50 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were killed in Yemen on Friday in the deadliest attack on Gulf Arab troops in the Saudi-led...
Iran’s top leader: No nuclear deal unless sanctions lifted
Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday “there will be no deal” if world powers insist on suspending rather than lifting sanctions as part...
2 Vice News journalists freed from Turkish jail
Two Vice News journalists who were arrested in Turkey on terror-related charges have been released from jail, a Turkish government official said Thursday.
Satellite images show destruction of 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel
Satellite images have revealed the extent of destruction wrought on the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel by Islamic State.
2,000-year-old Syrian temple ‘still standing’ after IS tries to blow it up
Islamic State has tried to destroy the Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, – but appears to have failed to bring it down.
IS partially destroys 2,000-year-old Temple Of Bel, residents report
Islamic State has partially destroyed the Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, according to reports.
Airstrike kills 36 bottling factory workers as coalition targets rebel forces
More than 30 civilians have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike at a factory in northern Yemen.
America condemns verdict after Egypt jails al-Jazeera journalists for 3 years
America has said it is “deeply disappointed and concerned” at the three-year jail sentences passed in Egypt on three al-Jazeera journalists. Echoing...
U.S. confirms British IS hacker killed by drone
A British hacker who officials said became a top cyber expert for Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a U.S.
Two American soldiers killed in Afghan ‘insider attack’
A man wearing an Afghan military uniform shot dead two American soldiers in the country’s south Wednesday, the coalition said, the first insider...
Hezbollah throws weight behind protests, deepening Lebanon crisis
The powerful Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah threw its weight Tuesday behind mass protests calling for the government’s resignation, deepening a...
France train suspect watched jihadi video, prosecutor says
Minutes before he slung an assault rifle across his chest and walked through a high-speed train, the Moroccan suspect in the foiled attack watched a jihadi...
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