Middle East
Israel blocks off Gaza Strip and West Bank for Passover
Israel has announced the closure of all points of entry between the occupied West Bank, the Gaza strip, and Israeli territory on ...Hamas deploys forces on Egypt-Gaza border over IS concerns
The militant Hamas group deployed forces on Thursday along the Egypt-Gaza border to counter Cairo\'s concerns that it is aiding Islamic State ...Obama meets with King Salman at start of Saudi Arabia visit
President Barack Obama opened a brief trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with a one-on-one meeting with King Salman in Riyadh.U.S. to send more troops to Iraq, escalating war against Islamic State
The United States will send more troops to Iraq, potentially putting them closer to the front lines to advise Iraqi forces in ...Syrian rebels declare new battle against government
Syrian rebel groups announced a new battle against government forces on Monday, a sign of escalating violence that has undermined a ceasefire ...Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage
Fighting in Aleppo killed at least 22 civilians as the opposition delegation threatened Sunday to quit Syria peace talks in Geneva if ...U.S. sends nine Yemeni prisoners to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo
The Pentagon has sent nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had ...30,000 flee clashes between jihadists, rebels in Syria
At least 30,000 civilians have fled fighting between jihadists and rebels in northern Syria in the past 48 hours, Human Rights Watch ...Rebels kill 13 Yemen loyalists despite ceasefire
At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed in a rebel attack on their positions near the Yemeni capital despite a UN-brokered ceasefire ...Syria peace talks resume as violence surges
A new round of peace talks to end Syria\'s five-year civil war is set to begin in Geneva on Wednesday, as a ...




