Middle East
Merkel visits refugee camp in Turkey to promote migrant deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a ...Turkey PM pressures Merkel on visa-free travel in migrant deal
Turkey\'s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pressured German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials on Saturday to deliver on a promise of ...Yemen launches southern operation against Qaeda militants
Yemeni forces backed by air power from the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched an operation on Saturday to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...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 ...




