Palestine: Israeli navy open fire on Palestinian fishing boats
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap university student in Jenin
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy 1,000 Meter water pipe donated to Yezra
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in Jerusalem
EU foreign ministers to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Egypt: Militant attacks in Sinai kill dozens
Iraq: Double suicide attack kills 6, wounds 28 in Baghdad
Iraq to investigates massacre in newly liberated Diyala
Lebanon: Spain blames Israel for UN Peacekeeper’s killing
Palestine: Israeli forces open fire on Gaza farmlands
Palestine: Israeli army expels 19 families for military training
Pakistan: Governor Punjab Sarwar resigns
Australia cafe siege victim killed by police bullet fragments
Bahrain opposition Chief goes on trial, rejects all charges
Jordan agrees to free female terrorist in exchange ISIS hostage
Israel attacks S Lebanon after Hizbullah targets army convoy
US executes man despite disability claim
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 3 Palestinians near Jenin
Palestine: Israel issues demolition orders, confiscates hundreds of dunams
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem
Syria: Rebel mortar attack kills 13 in Syria’s Aleppo
DAMASCUS, (Xinhua): Several mortar shells slammed into a government-controlled district in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, killing 13 civilians and injuring 18 others, the state news agency SANA reported. Women and children were among those wounded by four … Continued
Yemen: Dozens of Shi’a Muslims killed in suicide bombing
[A snapshot from the air shows the greenery of Yemen’s Ibb province. [Faisal Darem/Al-Shorfa] ] SANAA, (Xinhua): A suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber blew himself up on Wednesday in Yemen’s central province of Ibb, killing about 33 people, security sources and … Continued
Iraqi forces recapture Dhuluiyah from ISIS
[Photo: Members of pro-Iraqi Govt, Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) .ALAA AL-SHEMAREE/EPA] Iraqi forces on Tuesday completed the recapture of the town of Dhuluiyah, parts of which had been held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group … Continued
Iraq: Bombing kills 17 Shi’a Muslims in Taji area
[Archive photo] (AFP, Reuters, Al-Akhbar): A suicide bomber attacked Shia pilgrims north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 17 people, officials and a survivor of the blast said, a day after Iraqi army retook an airport in nearby Dhuluiyah … Continued
Yemen: Al-Qa’ida ambush kills two soldiers, wounds 11
(AFP, Al-Akhbar) Al-Qaeda in Yemen killed two soldiers and wounded 11 others on Monday in an ambush targeting a regional army chief in southeastern Hadramawt province. According to army officials, “Members of al-Qaeda” set a surprise attack for the convoy … Continued
Syria: ISIS claims deadly Homs car bomb
(AFP, Al-Akhbar): A car bomb exploded near a gas plant in Syria’s Homs province on Monday killing eight people, including four soldiers, and wounding 15 others. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) confirmed the attack. Meanwhile, the Islamic State of … Continued
Bahrain detains head of al-Wefaq opposition movement
AFP, Reuters, Al-Akhbar: Bahraini authorities on Sunday detained the head of the kingdom’s main opposition group after he was summoned for questioning over unspecified and unknown violations. The Interior Ministry said in a statement Sunday that Sheikh Ali Salman – … Continued
EU shifting its strategy on Syria, Iraq and fighting ISIS
[Photo: Civil defense members inspect debris of a building collapsed after Syrian air forces’ ‘vacuum bomb’ attack, killed six people, three of them children, and wounded 40 others, in Ain Tarma town of Damascus, Syria on December 26, 2014. Anadolu … Continued
Lebanon: Army foils infiltration attempt, kills 3 militants
The Lebanese army foiled overnight an infiltration attempt across the Lebanese borders from Syria killing three militants, the National News Agency (NNA) reported Friday. Thought to belong to Syria’s al-Qaeda branch al-Nusra Front, the three militants, one of … Continued
Syria: ‘Islamic State’ versus al-Nusra: Will Baghdadi ask for al-Talli’s head?
[Photo: An al-Nusra Front fighter stationed in the Syrian region of al-Qalamoun bordering Lebanon. Al-Akhbar/Radwan Mortada] By: Radwan Mortada (Al Akhbar): The calm in the Qalamoun front will not last very long. The truce between the “brothers … Continued
Turkey, Iraq pledge greater cooperation in fight against ‘Islamic State’
[Photo:Prime Ministers Ahmet Davutoğlu of Turkey and Haider al-Abadi of Iraq address (AKP)] Turkey and Iraq have pledged to work towards greater military cooperation in the fight against “Islamic State” militants. The ultra-radical Sunni fighters control large swathes … Continued
Iraq: Suicide attack kills 33 anti Isis Sunni fighters
A suicide bomber attacked fighters opposed to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group as they gathered Wednesday to receive salaries south of Baghdad, killing at least 33 people and wounding 55 others, Iraqi police … Continued
Cairo, Doha mend ties after Al-Jazeera suspends Egypt coverage
As part of Saudi efforts to broker an end to the 18-month standoff over Doha’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials met in Cairo to discuss a possible reconciliation, two days after the Doha-based Al-Jazeera … Continued
Syria: ISIS downs warplane over Syria, captures Jordanian pilot
(AFP, Reuters, Al-Akhbar) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group on Wednesday shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition over northern Syria and captured its Jordanian pilot. Jordan’s military on Wednesday confirmed that one of its … Continued
Bahrain: Prominent activist reveals Bahraini officers tortured activist
Al-Akhbar President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab revealed Monday gruesome details of the torture endured by an activist in Thailand, where three Bahraini officers forced him on a plane back to the kingdom, online publication Bahrain … Continued
Yemen: One killed in clashes between army, south separatists
A civilian was killed and another injured Monday in clashes when police intervened to disperse protesters observing a day of civil disobedience in the formerly independent region, witnesses and a medic claimed. Clashes erupted in Ataq, the main … Continued
Iraq: First Western journalist granted access to ‘Islamic State’ returns to Germany
Jürgen Todenhöfer has returned to Germany from “Islamic State” territories. In an interview with German website TZ, he says IS is “much stronger and much more dangerous” than the West realizes. Following seven months of negotiations with leaders of … Continued
Afghanistan: 7 civilians killed in E. Afghan roadside bombing
ASADABAD, (Xinhua): Seven civilians have been killed by a roadside bombing in eastern Afghan province of Kunar, the provincial governor said on Sunday morning. “A vehicle touched off a roadside bombing on Saturday evening, killing seven civilians, including three … Continued
UN votes for Israel to compensate Lebanon for 2006 oil spill
Israel was asked by the UN General Assembly on Friday to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 million in oil spill damages it caused during the July 2006 war. The non-binding vote, which passed 170-6 with three abstentions, asks Israel … Continued
Iraq: Kurds break Mount Sinjar siege against ‘Islamic State,’ free Yazidis
It has been deemed ‘the most successful’ offensive to date against the “Islamic State.” Kurdish forces announced Thursday they have broken the siege on Mount Sinjar and recaptured territory in a two-day assault. Kurdish forces, pressing deep into “Islamic … Continued
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