Middle East
Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq overnight, hours after a suicide car bomb attack targeting military buses killed 28 ...Germany revives calls for no-fly zone in northern Syria
Germany revived calls Wednesday for a no-fly zone in northern Syria — an idea that once might have greatly helped the beleaguered ...UN, US condemn air strikes on hospitals in north Syria
The United Nations and Washington on Monday condemned air strikes on medical facilities and schools in Syria that the world body said ...Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a ...Airstrikes hit hospitals in northern Syria
Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria on Monday, killing nine people including a ...20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi
Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for "the most important" military manoeuvre ever staged in ...Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran
Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia\'s consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia\'s foreign minister ...Saudi deploys jets in Turkey for anti-IS fight
Saudi Arabia has deployed warplanes to a Turkish airbase in order to "intensify" its operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, ...Major powers agree ceasefire plan for Syria
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid ...Ex-employee of Israeli PM wins abuse case
A Jerusalem court on Wednesday awarded damages to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s former housekeeper, accepting his complaints of repeated workplace abuse ...




