Middle East
Yemen warring parties agree to swap hundreds of prisoners
Yemen\'s Saudi-backed government and the Huthi rebels have agreed to exchange hundreds of prisoners ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
A leading international aid group said Wednesday that an estimated 85,000 Yemeni children under the age of 5 may have died of ...Deadly Israeli Gaza operation threatens to derail truce efforts
A clash that erupted during an Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip and killed eight people threatened Monday to derail ...Saudi Arabia says journalist Khashoggi died after fight in consulate
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday preliminary results of investigations showed U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after ...Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize 2018 for combating sexual violence
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights ...Israel, Russia to improve Syria hotline after plane downed
An Israeli military official says its "deconfliction line" with Russia for their air forces in Syria will be improved after a Russian ...IS ambush kills 21 regime fighters in southern Syria: monitor
An ambush by the Islamic State jihadist group has killed 21 regime fighters in Syria\'s southern province of Sweida, a Britain-based war ...Europe demand for more talks does not help Iran nuclear deal, cleric says
Europe is not helping preserve the agreement on Iran\'s nuclear program by asking for additional negotiations on issues like missiles, Ayatollah Ahmad ...Israel closes people crossing with Gaza after border violence
Israel closed its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip on Sunday except for humanitarian cases after border clashes, the latest ...Qatar says Saudi blocking hajj access to its citizens
Qatar on Sunday said its citizens were unable to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as the two ...




