Middle East
At least 19 dead as Somali siege drags on
At least 19 people have been killed in Somalia\'s capital Mogadishu, ambulance workers said Friday, as security forces fought to end a ...At least 84 die fleeing Islamic State in Deir al-Zor in east Syria: U.N.
At least 84 people, two-thirds of them young children, have died since December on their way to al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria ...Israel attorney general to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges
Israel\'s attorney general announced Thursday he intended to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust ...UN envoy proposes new international forum for Syria
The new United Nations envoy for Syria proposed Thursday that major powers create a common international forum to move the war-battered country ...Turkish President Erdogan lashes out at Sisi over Egypt executions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply criticised his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the recent execution of nine people in Egypt, ...Mine blast kills more than 20 civilians in Syria
More than 20 civilians were killed Sunday in central Syria when a landmine left behind by jihadists exploded under a van, the ...Abu Dhabi arms fair opens amid Yemen war criticism
A biennial arms fair has opened in the United Arab Emirates as the country faces increasing scrutiny over its involvement in the ...US strikes IS-held mosque as Syria battle intensifies
The U.S. military said Tuesday it struck a mosque that had allegedly been used as an Islamic State control center, as American-allied ...Fierce battles near final IS foothold in eastern Syria
Islamic State group militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps ...Israeli gunfire kills Gaza teens during border protests
Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers including a 14-year-old boy during Gaza border protests on Friday, Palestinian health officials said.




