Israel warned at UN against annexation but US gives green light
United Nations (AFP) - The United Nations and European and Arab powers on Wednesday warned Israel that its plans to annex Palestinian land would...
Saudi-led coalition recaptures Bab al-Mandab
Government forces in Yemen now control the key Bab al-Mandab Strait through which much of the world’s maritime traffic passes after retaking it from...
U.S. Secretary Kerry offers support to struggling Tunisia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Tunisia for economic and security talks to show support for the North African nation's fledgling democracy.
Kerry...
No pay, less power: Bahraini sheikh's FIFA presidency pitch
A Bahraini sheikh is going for simplicity and fan-appeal with headline pledges to transform a discredited FIFA: Relinquish much of the power Sepp Blatter...
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Syrian regime forces on Saturday cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the opposition enclave in a blow to...
Extended weekend lockdown for Turkey
Late last Friday, Turkish government announced a weekend lockdown for 31 cities, but given just two hours' notice, hundreds of thousands of people rushed...
Truckloads of fireworks explode killing five in Jordan
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Five people were killed and eight others wounded Monday when an explosion ripped through two trucks carrying fireworks in the Jordanian capital, a civil...
Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests
An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained Wednesday, security officials said in the latest in a new wave of...
Protesters tents torched and one protester killed in Iraq
One protester was killed early Monday in Iraq's flash-point city of Nasiriyah, as gunmen stormed the square where anti-government demonstrators had been camped out...
Chinese site got hit in Baghdad
Iraqi officials announced Saturday that two rockets struck near a Chinese oil facility south of Baghdad without causing any casualties, the second such attack...
