Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 5 minors near Ramallah
Palestine: Israeli settlers burn Palestinian cars near Ramallah
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap lawyer near Hebron
Palestine: Israeli soldiers fire smoke bombs, live rounds, in Gaza
Palestine: Two fishers shot, 4 kidnapped in Gaza waters
Nigerian ‘teenagers, elderly’ among scores killed by Boko Haram
Iraq: IS torches oil wells as Iraqi army pushes to Mosul
Saudi Foreign Min urges Coalition to fight IS on the ground
Saudi-Pakistani ties unshakable
India: 5% quota for Muslims in the state scrapped
Afghanistan: 29 militants killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Palestine: 10 Palestinians kidnapped by Israelis in W Bank
Israeli navy fires on fishing boats
Syria: Dozens killed in attack on regime stronghold in Aleppo
South Korea: US ambassador attacked & wounded in Seoul
Yemen: 27 Houthis killed by al-Qa’ida attacks
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 children in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 5 Palestinians near Bethlehem
US: Obama dismisses Netanyahu’s Congress speech as ‘theater’
Iraq: ISIS claims suicide bombings near army base
Three Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suicide bombers, including a Frenchman, have allegedly detonated explosives-laden trucks in coordinated attacks on Iraqi troops and pro-government fighters, destroying their targets, the jihadist group said Wednesday. The attacks were … Continued
Yemen: US shuts Sana’a embassy as Yemen unrest grows
[Photo: US embassy in Sanaa] Officials have said the US Embassy in Yemen will suspend operations amid security concerns. Employees at the American outpost in Sanaa have been temporarily relocated out of the country. Officials announced that the … Continued
Syria: Assad says Damascus receives information on US-led airstrikes
[President Al-Assad being interviewed on his position on Syria crisis] Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said third parties including Iraq were conveying information to Damascus about the US-led campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria … Continued
Yemen: Two parties quit talks with Houthis
[Photo: Houthis take over Yemen Govt] Yemeni political factions resumed UN-brokered talks on Monday with the Houthi militia that grabbed power last week, but two groups walked out underlining the complexity of the crisis. Factions including the Houthis would … Continued
Egypt: Sisi seeks to mend Gulf ties after leaked recordings
[Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi] Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called the leaders of Gulf Arab states to reassure them of strong Egyptian-Gulf ties after a leaked audio recording that purports to show him and senior aides being … Continued
Bahrain shuts down news channel
Bahrain on Monday announced the closure of a new pan-Arab news channel, owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, which had vowed to practice “objective” journalism. The Al-Arab News Channel, launched on February 1, was on air … Continued
Iraq: 13 killed in 2 bomb attacks in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): At least 13 people were killed and 46 others injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday morning, a police source said. In one of the attacks, a suicide bomber detonated … Continued
Saudi Arabia: MERS claims lives of 2 Saudis, 3 more infected
. By Md Rasooldeen Riyadh: The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has killed three more people and infected four others over the past few days, the Ministry of Health announced Friday. This comes in the wake of … Continued
Iraq: Bombings kill 25 in Baghdad
[Archive photo bomb in Baghdad] Two bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed and wounded dozens of people. The attacks come just hours before a years-old curfew was to be lifted. In the deadliest of a … Continued
Yemen: Houthis announce “constitutional declaration,” dissolve Parliament
[Photo: Transitional Council chairman Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (center) attends a meeting organized by the Yemeni Shiite Houthi movement about his vision of a new government in Sanaa, Yemen, on February 6, 2015. EFE/Stringer] Houthi militants announced a … Continued
Syria: Secret dialogue between Syrian regime & Opposition
[Photo: Khaled Khoja, leader of the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 5, 2015. (EPA Photos)] By: Maysam Rizk (Al-Akhbar): Beirut has now joined the list of cities where meetings between … Continued
UAE suspends airstrikes against ‘Islamic State’
US security officials said the United Arab Emirates stopped flying airstrikes against the IS militia in Syria after its capture of a downed Jordanian pilot, since murdered. The UAE wants rescue aircraft posted closer. A New York Times report … Continued
1,000 Peshmerga fighters killed by ISIS since June
Nearly 1,000 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters have been killed battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group since June, a senior security official said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a monitoring group reported that ISIS has killed … Continued
Jordan executes prisoners after ‘Islamic State’ kills pilot
[Photo: Failed Iraqi suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi executed by Jordan] Jordan has executed two Iraqi militants in retaliation for the killing of one its citizens by the “Islamic State.” The executions came hours after the release of a … Continued
Iraq: ISIS claims to have burned alive captive Jordanian pilot
Supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group circulated images on social media on Tuesday which they claimed showed a Jordanian hostage being burned alive. Shortly afterwards, a member of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh’s … Continued
Yemen: US drone strike kills four people
A drone strike killed at least four al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen on Monday, tribal sources said, the third attack in a week after Washington vowed to pursue its anti-jihadist campaign in the Arabian Peninsula. The unmanned aircraft, which … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Militants wound 2 US military contractors
[Alleged photo from the scene of the shooting] A US defense contractor said Sunday that two of its American employees came under fire in the latest attack against Westerners in Saudi Arabia. It was the second time in … Continued
Iraq: Violence in kills at least 1375 in January
Fighting and other violence in Iraq killed at least 1,375 people including 790 civilians in January, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement on Sunday. The dead included 585 members of the … Continued
World condemns IS beheading of Japanese journalist Goto
[Photo: Journalist Kenji Goto murdered by IS] The beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto drew by “Islamic State” terrorists drew condemnation from the international community. Japan’s prime minister has vowed to pursue justice against the perpetrators. Reactions to … Continued
Yemen: Six killed, nine wounded in clashes
[Photo: Security forces are seen as a pro-revolutionary group march towards municipality building during a protest against Houthi rebels at the Taiz street in Ibb, Yemen on January 31, 2015. Anadolu/Adel al-Sharee.] Three army personnel and three Houthis … Continued
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