Middle East
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.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, ...




