Oil storage blast in central Iran kills two, fire contained – Tasnim
An explosion at an Iranian oil storage facility in the central industrial zone of Khomein on Friday killed two people and wounded another, the...
Residents trapped in 'sealed casket' IS 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...
2 rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone
In the first attack following a brief lull in violence from earlier this month, Iraq's military on Thursday said at least two rockets hit...
UN condemns Syria regime attacks on civilians
The United Nations aid chief on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in and near the Syrian capital as "unacceptable," a day after more than...
ISIS claims killing Egyptian police in Cairo raid
An Egyptian affiliate of ISIS group claimed Friday the killing of six people, including three policemen, in a bomb blast during a Cairo apartment raid.
Thursday's...
Iran reopens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan
Tehran, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Iran on Wednesday reopened one of its three border crossings with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, which it closed...
WHO chief says U.S. and Saudi Arabia are discussing MERS vaccine
The United States and Saudi Arabia are discussing the possibility of readying a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) before the next outbreak...
Israel to pay damages to family of killed Eritrean man
Israel will compensate the family of an Eritrean who died after being shot, then beaten by a mob, after being mistaken for someone who...
Turkey detains 20 IS suspects ahead of G-20 summit
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained some 20 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group ahead of a G-20 summit...
'Drunken Pole' causes bomb scare on Egypt-bound plane
A bomb alert that forced a Polish airliner bound for Egypt to emergency land in Bulgaria early Thursday was a false alarm caused by...
