Middle East
Iraq probes human rights violations in Fallujah offensive
Iraq said Monday it had launched an investigation into possible human rights abuses against civilians fleeing the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah ...Dutch woman held in Qatar after making rape complaint
A 22-year-old Dutch woman is being held in Qatar on suspicion of adultery after she said she was raped while on holiday ...Three killed in Palestinian shooting attack in Tel Aviv
Three people were killed and six wounded in a shooting Wednesday night near a Tel Aviv bar and restaurant complex, a hospital ...Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11
A bomb ripped through a Turkish police bus near Istanbul\'s historic centre Tuesday, killing seven officers and four civilians in the latest ...U.N. warns Manbij battle could uproot more than 200,000 Syrians
A U.S.-backed offensive to retake the Islamic State-held northern Syrian city of Manbij has displaced some 20,000 civilians and could uproot about ...Iran says no Iranian pilgrims at next hajj, blames Riyadh
Iran officially announced on Thursday that it won\'t be sending pilgrims to the hajj this year, blaming Saudi Arabia for the move ...French vessel detects signals likely from EgyptAir jet black box
A French naval search vessel has picked up signals believed to originate from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 ...Iraq forces push into streets of IS-held Fallujah
Iraqi forces thrust into Fallujah Monday, ushering a new urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion that also ...U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias is widening an offensive against Islamic State near its de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting an ...IS-claimed Yemen bombings kill at least 41
Twin bombings claimed by Islamic State group targeted the Yemeni army in second city Aden Monday killing at least 41 people, most ...




