Middle East
Iraqis vote in general election in rare moment of calm
By Roba EL HUSSEINI AFP Iraqis elect a new parliament on Tuesday in a vote that comes at a pivotal time for ...Netanyahu urges Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, threatens military action on terror group
By Tala Ramadan Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Hezbollah was seeking to rearm and that Israel would ...Israel kills more than 100 in strikes after soldier’s death, says it still backs ceasefire
By Jana Choukeir, Emily Rose and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israel said on Wednesday it remains committed to the U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite ...Israel insists it calls shots in Gaza despite truce
By Dave Clark AFP Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a ...Kurdish PKK says withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq
By Shwan Mohammed with Hazel Ward in Istanbul AFP The Kurdish militant PKK began withdrawing all of its forces from Turkish soil ...Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East
ByQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD — BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of ...Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations amid delay in return of dead hostages
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell Reuters Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with ...Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
By Alice Chancellor with Sophie Pons in Cairo AFP Israel’s defence minister threatened Wednesday to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour ...Hamas crackdown in Gaza leaves dozens dead amid power struggle | World leaders sign Gaza ...
A greatly weakened Hamas has sought to reassert itself in Gaza since a ceasefire took hold, killing at least 33 people in a ...Aid entering Gaza ramps up as Israelis await release of hostages
By Samy Magdy, Sarah el Deeb and Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Preparations are under way for a ramp-up of aid entering the ...














