Latest Region News
Palestinian prisoner freed after hunger strike
Thousands of Palestinians came out to celebrate his return to Issawiya, honking…
300 dead in 8 days of air raids on Syria’s Aleppo: NGO
Aleppo has been split between opposition and government forces since a massive…
Iraq journalists killed in suicide assault on TV: police
Some journalists managed to escape the building, while others were still trapped…
Unrest grips south Yemen after tribal chief death
Schools and public offices were closed and shops shuttered in the south…
Israeli troops shoot, wound Gaza Palestinian
Witnesses said the shooting happened when several young Palestinians who were hunting…
Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda
Violence elsewhere killed five policemen, including the police chief of Al-Sharqat district…
South Sudan fighting escalates, US plane shot at
At least 500 people have been killed in Juba alone in six…
Syria defends jailing of British doctor who died in prison
The death of British doctor Abbas Khan in custody just days before…
Swiss extend freeze on Ben Ali, Mubarak assets
The aim is to give investigations in Tunisia and Egypt more time…
Deadly blast at Hezbollah post in Lebanon: security
The vehicle was packed with 60 kilos (130 pounds) of explosives and…