Middle East
Iraqi protesters defiant in face of deadly crackdown
Iraqi protesters said that an intensifying crackdown by authorities has been instilling fear and reducing turnout, but said they were remaining defiant ...Iran accuses Europeans of hypocrisy over nuclear deal
Iran accused European nations of hypocrisy for criticising its latest step back from a nuclear deal while failing to fulfil their commitments ...Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home
A pair of Israeli airstrikes targeted senior Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza and in Syria, escalating Israel\'s confrontation with Iran across the ...Iran earthquake kills five, leaves 300 injured
An earthquake rocked northwestern Iran before dawn, killing at least five people and injuring more than 300 in crumbling and collapsed buildings.Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria
A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during a joint Turkish-Russian patrol in northeastern ...Jordan recalls ambassador to Israel to protest detentions
Jordan announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations to protest Israel\'s detention of a pair of Jordanians who have ...Turkey will attack Kurdish fighters who remain near border
Turkey\'s foreign minister said that his country\'s military will attack any Syrian Kurdish fighter that remains along the border area in northeast ...Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid
President Donald Trump said that the elusive leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed, dying "like a ...Lebanese block roads as mass demonstrations enter 10th day
Lebanese anti-government protesters stepped up their efforts to block roads in and around the capital Beirut, lying in the streets and chanting ...Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed
At least seven more Iraqi protesters were killed in clashes with security forces in Baghdad and the southern town of Nasiriyah, as ...




