Syria activists accuse government forces of chemical attack
Syria activists have accused regime forces of using a "toxic gas" during clashes in a flashpoint town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...
Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment
When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head...
In ISIS battle, Cairo struggles to rally armed Sinai tribes
An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Sinai is failing, according to...
Kuwait freedoms make austerity drive tricky for government
A three-day strike by oil workers in Kuwait last month over pay reforms shows the government faces considerable opposition as it prepares to push...
Satellite image: Iran blast was near suspected missile site
DUBAI (AP) — An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel...
Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country's...
U.N. Yemen envoy says divisions over truce preventing peace talks
The United Nations special envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday he was unable to call another round of peace talks because the warring parties...
3 Saudi civilians killed in missile fire from Yemen
Three civilians including two children have been killed in cross-border missile attacks from Yemen on a residential area in southwestern Saudi Arabia, civil defence...
US, Turkey say plan reached to resolve rift over Syria town
The United States and Turkey say they have agreed on a "roadmap" to resolve a rift between the two NATO allies over the strategic...
Amnesty says Europe complicit in Libyan abuse of migrants
An international rights group says European countries share responsibility for hundreds of migrants intercepted by Libyan authorities and sent to "squalid detention centers."
Amnesty International...
