Middle East
Iranians celebrate nuclear agreement with Western powers
Iranians celebrated in the streets after negotiators reached a framework for a nuclear accord, and U.S. President Barack Obama hailed an "historic ...Sandstorm hits entire Gulf region
Flights were disrupted, ships weighed anchor and schools were closed Thursday as a major sandstorm blew through Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf ...Al-Qaida frees 300 inmates from Yemeni jail
Security officials say al-Qaida militants in Yemen have stormed the center of the coastal city of al-Mukalla and freed about 300 inmates, ...At least 25 dead in eastern Yemen after dairy factory explosion
An explosion at a dairy factory in Yemen\'s Hodaida port killed at least 25 workers, medical sources said, with conflicting accounts attributing ...Israel expects hundreds of civilian casualties in next war with Hezbollah
Israel could suffer hundreds of civilian dead and damage to its vital infrastructure from Hezbollah rockets if it fights another war with ...Talks on Iranian nuclear programme extended
Six world powers and Iran met again on Wednesday in a bid to reach a preliminary accord on reining in Tehran\'s nuclear ...Iran nuclear talks intensify as key deadline nears
Iran and major powers were struggling on Monday to reach a preliminary nuclear accord as "gloom" set in, with both sides sticking ...At least 40 killed in air strike on Yemeni refugee camp
An air strike killed at least 40 people at a camp for displaced people in north Yemen on Monday, humanitarian workers said, ...Iran says US drone kills 2 advisers in Iraq; US denies claim
Iran\'s Revolutionary Guard says a U.S. drone strike killed two of its advisers near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, where a major ...Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen continue
Yemeni fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi clashed with Iranian-allied Houthi fighters on Sunday in downtown Aden, the absent ...




