Middle East
US, allies conduct 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Sunday to Monday morning and conducted 14 strikes against ...Fresh aid reaches Yemen capital as clashes rage in south
The Red Cross on Saturday delivered a second planeload of aid to war-battered Yemen in as many days, as the Saudi-led coalition ...Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie sentenced to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohammed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to ...Iran demands lifting of sanctions in nuclear deal
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any ...Iranian establishment faces risks if nuclear deal fails
Failure to finalize a framework agreement between Iran and the six major powers aimed at curbing the country\'s sensitive nuclear work could ...Islamic State militants release 200 Yazidis in Iraq
More than 200 elderly and infirm Yazidis were freed on Wednesday by Islamic State militants who had been holding them captive since ...Israel PM Netanyahu presses US to seek better deal on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States on Sunday to seek a better deal to curb Iran\'s nuclear program and ...Bomb blast on central Cairo bridge kills at least 1
A policeman was killed in a second straight day of bombings in Cairo and the leader of a militant group targeting police ...Six people arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences
British police said on Saturday they had arrested six people at the southern English port of Dover on suspicion of terrorism offences ...Saudi-led coalition airdrops arms to Yemeni forces
Yemeni military officials say the Saudi-led coalition has airdropped weapons to fighters battling Shiite rebels in the southern port city of Aden.




