Middle East
Egypt summons British ambassador over Al-Jazeera comments
Egypt summoned the British ambassador to reject as "unacceptable interference" comments he made on an Egyptian court\'s decision to hand down prison ...Fire at Saudi oil company residential complex kills 11
At least 11 people were killed and 219 injured in Saudi Arabia Sunday when a fire broke out at a residential complex ...Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians
An air strike by warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition, which said it targeted a bomb-making factory, killed 36 civilians working at a ...Thousands rally in Beirut against political leaders
Thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags and chanting "revolution" took to the streets of Beirut on Saturday for an unprecedented mobilization against ...Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license ...Thousands protest against corruption in Iraq capital
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated against corruption in Baghdad\'s Tahrir Square on Friday, including supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.Asteroid will not destroy Earth next month: NASA
The world can breathe easy. A giant asteroid is not hurtling towards Earth about to wipe out much of the Americas, NASA ...Islamic State attacks kill 51 Syrian soldiers in north
Attacks by Islamic State militants have killed 51 Syrian soldiers holed up in an air base in the northern province of Aleppo ...Britain plans to crack down on illegal migrant workers
People found working illegally in England and Wales face up to six months in prison and could have their wages seized under ...Police, anti-government protesters again clash in Beirut
Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as ...




