- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastKing Salman has named a new heir to the throne — and consolidated power in the hands of a younger generation.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaThe executive editor of The Washington Post says espionage and other charges against a correspondent of the paper imprisoned in Iran are 'preposterous and ludicrous.'
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinst.@OZY's Q&A With Robert Ford on How to Win in Syria http://bit.ly/1JTynxB
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastWith Saudi Arabia locked in proxy wars with Iran, King Salman put the two princes most responsible for the kingdom’s security into the line of succession.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianAs international community questions credibility of presidential poll, Human Rights Watch highlights continuing crackdown against political opponents The Sudanese government is continuing the crackdown on political opposition and student...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastNear Syria's border, wounded fighters and civilians recover from war trauma
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from International Business TimesThe preliminary nuclear agreement reached earlier this month between Iran and six other world powers, led by the United States, is “the best anyone can get,” the Iranian foreign minister said on Wednesday in New York City. Mohammad Javad...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Canada offers aid to Jordan to help that nation cope with a massive influx of Syrian refugees and boost its counterterrorism capabilities
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianThousands of young Nepali men, mainly from remote villages, slaving now in horrendous conditions in the Gulf states to support their rural families, must be suffering agonies of not knowing the fate of their families who depend on them (...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from International Business Times(Reuters) - Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an active Iranian nuclear procurement network linked to two blacklisted firms, according to a confidential report by the panel seen by Reuters. The existence of such a ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastThe White House says it will block legislation that interferes with negotiations between Iran, the US and other world powers over Iran's nuclear program.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Monitor - Creating New PerspectivesEXCLUSIVE IMAGES A number of Palestinian senior officials and intellectuals signed the largest memorandum of protest against settlement activity and the Separation Wall today. The move came as part of the activities carried out by the Co...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastIranian officials on Wednesday sought to play down the significance of Iran’s seizure of a cargo ship a day earlier in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from International Business TimesAs reports of deadly "superbugs" and drug-resistant infections pepper the news with increasing frequency, few countries have mapped out plans to combat antibiotic resistance, the phenomenon at the heart of these threats to human health a...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelFor ‘Islamic State,’ propaganda gained from Anbar attacks is vital, following string of defeats it has suffered elsewhere, including in Tikrit.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelHollande says decisions are taken to ensure internal security but also safety of 9,000 military forces involved in operations abroad.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to terrorize the media and keep it on a short leash. There is a clause of a coalition agreements, according to a source familiar with the clause.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders launching long-shot bid for Democratic presidential nomination
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastMohamed Morsy went from prison to the presidency. And now he's going back to prison.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstThe Spring 2015 issue has arrived! http://www.mei.edu/middle-east-journal … pic.twitter.com/h1csL25jxA
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastA woman has denied deliberately setting fire to a petrol pump on a Jerusalem forecourt, after being refused a cigarette by a motorist, according to local police.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also said he was optimistic that the final phase of talks to reach a nuclear agreement would succeed.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalAlthough President Barack Obama declared months ago that the United States’ war against the Taliban in Afghanistan has officially ended, the American military continues to launch airstrikes and ground operations.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastSixty-nine people suspected of being supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for burning a church in a village near Cairo in 2013.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from Middle East Monitor - Creating New PerspectivesAbdelwahab Elmessiri Memorial Lecture Annual lecture to honour the memory, scholarship and achievements of the late Egyptian thinker. Where now for Palestine: Abdelwahab Elmessiri's thoughts on Zionism by Ronnie Kasrils, South African po...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastProvides an overview, basic information and key events for this African country
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East News: News and Headlines from Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon & More - The Washington PostBEIRUT — Saudi Arabia’s new monarch, King Salman, announced a major shift within the nation’s royal family on Wednesday, replacing his anointed heir with his nephew and naming his own son as the second in line to the throne.Read full art...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Middle East newsTelegraph View: The oil kingdom's new monarch has surprised the world with aggressive interventions in Middle Eastern wars and in the global oil market
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Egypt's Copts say they have witnessed a systematic campaign against them in the aftermath of Morsi's ouster
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastIt's easy to be anxious about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. After all, this is a brutal organization that not only kills but seems to revel in doing so in ways designed to shock the world -- from the beheadings...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelActivists are all leaders of Taksim Solidarity, umbrella group at forefront of demonstrations that marked biggest challenge yet to dominance of Islamist ruling party.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelInfluential cleric threatens to targets US interests over congressional provision to send arms directly to Sunni and Kurdish fighters.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIran’s foreign minister says a nuclear deal between his country and six major world powers is an 'opportunity that should not be missed.' Speaking at New York University on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif also addressed Iran's seizure of...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastAn Egyptian woman has been dressing and working as a man for 42 years to be able to earn money for her family.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from International Business TimesLocal rebels were forced to retreat from Timbuktu, Mali, after exchanging fire with Swedish forces in the area for two days, Swedish military officials said on Wednesday. The U.N.-affiliated peacekeepers said they had repelled two rebel ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastSaudi Arabia's new monarch announced a major overhaul in the kingdom's line of succession Wednesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle East"We're still quite concerned about state-sponsored terrorism, we're quite concerned about human rights, we're quite concerned by what is happening in Yemen, what's happening in Syria," official says.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianKing appoints nephew Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince and heir to the kingdom Saudi Arabia’s real-life game of thrones has taken a dramatic turn with the surprise designation of Mohammed bin Nayef, its formidable interior minister and ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East newsThe Labour leader's pledge to redefine Islamophobia as an aggravated crime will be cheered by child sex-grooming gangs in Rotherham and election-stealers in Tower Hamlets
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East newsCCTV shows the moment a woman sets a pump on fire at a petrol station after being refused a cigarette from another driver
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastMr. Rubio, a Republican candidate for president, seemed determined to push amendments that would significantly toughen the legislation and provoke a veto by President Obama.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaA new report by the independent watchdog organization Freedom House says worldwide working conditions for the news media have fallen sharply to their lowest point in more than 10 years.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Monitor - Creating New PerspectivesUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday applauded Turkey's role during its G20 Presidency, saying it has made big contributions, especially in welcoming Syrian refugees, the Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking during a conference held i...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East Monitor - Creating New PerspectivesAccording to Palestinian sources, former US President Jimmy Carter is expected to visit the Gaza Strip next Thursday in an effort to reach an internal reconciliation sponsored by Saudi Arabia, similar to the Mecca Agreement. For his part...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIran's foreign minister said the interception of a cargo ship Tuesday in Iranian waters was a commercial legal matter, not a security or political issue. Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking Wednesday in New York, said the MV Maersk Tigris, a ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastAn Egyptian court sentences 71 people to life in prison for their role in the burning and looting of a Christian church, state news reports.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianPhotographer Mahdi Ehsaei travelled to meet the little-known Afro-Iranian community, whose history in the region stretches back to the ninth century Continue reading...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstMaria Golia on Cairo's Townhouse Gallery, an experimental art space seeking to revitalize a megacity in decline http://bit.ly/1zecUPw
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIran’s foreign minister said a nuclear deal between his country and the six major world powers is an "opportunity that should not be missed." Speaking at New York University on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif also addressed the seizure o...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondAbe also visited Washington's World War II memorial, hoping to mend ties
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonThe Iranian foreign ministry on Wednesday blasted Saudi Arabia’s "vindictive and inhumane" air raid on Sana’a International Airport on Tuesday to prevent an Iranian cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid from landing in Yemen
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldOne of Turkey's most prominent pop singers has been questioned over a video clip commemorating a teenager whose 2013 death in anti-government demonstrations mobilized opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said Wednesday. ...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkBethlehem/PNN/ Israel's newspaper "Haaretz" published report saying that the United States and several other countries – including Arab states – have asked the French government over the past two weeks to postpone its initiative for a Un...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe Masorti Movement's Bar and Bat Mitzva program for special needs children has been around for almost 20 years.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Ya Libnan » » Lebanon News6 Hezbollah members have reportedly been killed in an ambush by the Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria’s Qalamun district near the border with Lebanon, Al-Jazeera television said Wednesday adding that the six men were kille...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsKahlon says that the new government will pursue reforms in housing and banks, and will act to close economic gaps in Israeli society; deal with UTJ shows several major concessions to haredim.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / PalestineThe rally came in response to calls by the nascent "April 29 Movement," a grassroots group devoted to pressuring the two factions to implement the terms of a reconciliation deal signed on April 29 of last year.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonAn Egyptian court Wednesday jailed 69 persons for life for torching a church near Cairo in August 2013, as anger flared over a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammad Mursi.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from ynet - NewsIsrael returns vessels confiscated after straying from fishing zone, as Palestinian fishing union chief urges release of dozens more.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Palestine Chronicle
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- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsYair Lapid accuses Likud of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over coalition deal with haredi United Torah Judaism party.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsAmid the oldies revivals headed here soon are some young, fresh artists that may have slipped under your radar.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondPolice release video showing woman flicking lighter at fumes from petrol hose then running off
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonInterior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar and his Russian counterpart General Vladimir Kolokoltsev signed on Monday a cooperation agreement on countering dangerous crimes, including terrorism
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelA bill to allow Israelis abroad to vote in national elections may be brought to the Knesset for legislation – but it may not.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JerusalemOnline.com RSS FeedTwo weeks after the fatal run-over attack, the police and the Cherki family allowed the publication of the video documenting the Palestinian terrorist, Khaled Kotina, running over and killing Shalom Yohai Cherki Z”L....
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsIsrael must withdraw from the occupied Lebanese village of Ghajar in accordance with U.N. Security Council resolution 1701, the head of the U.N.'s peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has reiterated.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonThe White House has brushed off former President George W. Bush’s recent criticisms of the President Brack Obama’s foreign policy.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastChief American negotiator urges India and other buyers of Iranian oil to hold off until final deal is signed.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldThe maverick mayor of Ankara, a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday fired off an extraordinary anti-U.S. diatribe on Twitter over the Baltimore rioting, telling the U.S. State Department spokeswoman to "com...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonAlmost 4,000 Saudi forces fled their border bases in anticipation of Riyadh’s order for launching a ground assault on Yemen, European diplomatic sources said on Sunday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Global AgendaNetanyahu draws similarities between Israel and South Korea - as well as their main enemies.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonIranian President Sheikh Hasan Rouhani warned Tuesday that the middlemen who have circumvented sanctions will need to "think of another job" as a potential final nuclear deal brings changes to Iran’s economy.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsEurope could learn a lesson from Lebanon’s method of handling the mass influx of Syrian refugees, a visiting Italian official said after meeting Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Wednesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonA roadside bomb targeting security forces killed at least one person in Pakistan Tuesday, officials said, the first deadly attack in the restive northwestern city of Peshawar in two months.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldThe United Nations on Wednesday appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. The U.N. said there was a critical need to provide shelter, water,...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldAs he lay trapped for some 82 hours under the rubble of his Kathmandu hotel after Nepal's devastating earthquake, Rishi Khanal knew what he must do to survive: drink his own urine. After a painstaking rescue effort, Nepalese and French e...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonIranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan promised his visiting Syrian counterpart Lieutenant General Fahd Jassim al-Freij that Tehran would continue aid and support for Damascus in its war against the Takfiri terrorist
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonThe United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastDeath of teenage recruit in rebel assault this week may illustrate Hezbollah manpower shortage, as terror group stretched thin by Iran.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldWarsaw officials said Wednesday they have decided to revoke the residency permit of Leonid Sviridov, a Russian journalist with the RIA Novosti news agency, following spying allegations. Poland's foreign ministry had already rescinded Sv...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsAccording to Likud sources, Netanyahu has insisted that the next communications minister have significant powers anchored in coalition agreements.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonSyrian army on Tuesday continued to launch wide-scale military operations against the Takfiri terrorist organizations across the country, killing scores of their members and destroying their vehicles and ammunition.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldAmong the startling images to emerge from riots in Baltimore this week, one sticks out: a fed up mother smacking her son repeatedly for joining the violent demonstrations. Toya Graham caught her 16-year-old son Michael in a hooded sweats...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldA Cypriot government official says the first meeting between the country's Greek Cypriot president and the newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader has been postponed until next week.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastForces who fled during Islamic State's assault last June will receive amnesty provided they return to unit within 30 days, Iraqi PM says.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldPope Francis made an impassioned plea for an end to the salary gap between men and women, calling it "a scandal" that Christians should decisively reject.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged Kuwaiti investment in Turkey saying: “No foreign investor has ever been disappointed or regretted the investments he made in Turkey.”
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldThe United Nations appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle EastAirstrikes by Syrian government forces killed at least 21 people, including six children, and wounded 50 in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, activists say.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the RegionAt least 29 fighters said killed in Syria’s Quneitra province on the Golan Heights in third day of battles
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldThe European Union has a duty to face up to the flood of migrants after a series of boat tragedies, the EU's foreign policy chief says ahead of talks with top US officials.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonCommander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced on Tuesday that Iran plans to add two new powerful missile defense systems into its integrated air defense network this year
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel InsideTech giant’s Herzliya space is set to get bigger and new hires may follow to work out kinds in its smartwatch
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonThe European Union (EU) foreign policy chief has highlighted Iran’s role in the region, saying it would be "naïve" to ignore the Islamic republic of Iran
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonSaudi Arabia has arrested 93 ’jihadists’, most of them linked to the ISIL group, and has foiled several plots to carry out attacks across the kingdom, authorities said Tuesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldDemocratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said Wednesday "balance" should be restored in the U.S. criminal justice system, denouncing discrimination blacks often face by police. Clinton said African American men are more often s...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondIsrael opens field hospital; Foreign Ministry calls on Israelis to leave; death toll over 5,000
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishOpener hits 224 as Bangladesh bowlers toil on the third day of the opening Test.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WAM | EmiratesFujairah, 29th April, 2015 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, on Wednesday attended the National Response Exercise 1, at Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe death of Mara Isabel Pillco illustrates how far the country has to go in changing a culture of domestic abuse
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishZimbabwe confirm short tour of Pakistan, the first by a Test-playing nation since 2009.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyJeddah, Rajab 10, 1436, Apr 29, 2015, SPA -- The OIC delegation concluded an intensive three day visit to the United Kingdom as part of ongoing OIC-UK bilateral talks on a number of regional and international issues of common concern. Th...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastTue, 2015-04-28 00:13 AMMAN: A coalition of rebels seized an army base in northwestern Syria at dawn on Monday after a suicide bomber from Al-Qaeda's Nusra Front drove a...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comDiDonato, who is renowned for her portrayals of the “drama queens” of Baroque opera, will perform with the Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra from Italy with Russian violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky directing
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comAfter being trapped in the rock fall which killed his colleagues, Jahangir Alam tells of his ordeal
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldWed, 2015-04-29 17:26 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday made an impassioned plea for an end to the salary gap between men and women, calling it “a scandal” that...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyKhartoum, Rajab 10, 1436, Apr 29, 2015, SPA -- Faisal bin Hamid Malla, Saudi ambassador to Sudan, met here today with Algerian ambassador to Sudan Mansour Rabiae. During the meeting, they discussed...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaNew bills could impose strict rules on manufacture and sale of electronic nicotine delivery devices
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyAbha, Rajab 10, 1436, Apr 29, 2015, SPA -- Dr. Abdurrahman bin Hamad Al-Daouad, Rector of King Khalid University, received here today Norway's ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rolf Willy Hansen. During the meeting, they disc...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from UAE RSS feed - The NationalFinal touches are being made to the UAE pavilion at the World Expo Milano 2015 ahead of Friday’s opening.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Most viewed RSSSix staffers showcase their travels through unique Instagram campaign
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WAM | EmiratesABU DHABI, 29th April, 2015 (WAM) -- The UAE has expressed its keen interest in promoting economic and investment cooperation with Poland to a strong partnership with the European country.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Most viewed RSSAid part of the e relief programme ordered by UAE leadership to alleviate suffering and improve living conditions
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldWed, 2015-04-29 02:20 MANILA: The mother of a Filipino drug convict reprieved at the 11th hour after facing execution in Indonesia told Philippine radio: “Miracles do come...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldWed, 2015-04-29 18:03 LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s military is moving 200 girls and 93 women from a northeastern forest where they were rescued from Boko Haram extremists and...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comIan White is swimming to directly raise funds for accommodation, transport to and from the hospital for residents of Dar Al Hanan in Bausher
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaIn mostly peaceful actions, protesters decried the death of Freddie Gray while in the custody of Baltimore police
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Most viewed RSSWith the new addition, the total number of countries under the scheme will go up to 76
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-04-28 23:41 PARIS: French “Spiderman” Alain Robert on Tuesday climbed up the highest building in Paris with a Nepalese flag in hand, in tribute to the victims of...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comOman Air was followed by Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from UAE RSS feed - The NationalDubai Cares has distributed 50,000 school kits in Gaza as part of its 'Rebuild Palestine. Start with Education' campaign.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastMon, 2015-04-27 19:44 UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he deplores that a UN inquiry found “Israeli actions” killed at least 44...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastTue, 2015-04-28 16:19 CAIRO: At least 15 people were killed in heavy fighting between Houthi fighters and tribesmen in the oil-producing Marib province in central Yemen,...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishStudents remain hesitant to attend recently reopened schools after the deadly spread of Ebola.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-04-28 21:02 THE HAGUE: Italian financial police arrested 10 suspected members of a criminal gang involved in Internet scams to fleece company cash and trick...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastMon, 2015-04-27 05:09 Forces loyal to the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the strategically important central city of Taiz...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishAfter recording near record highs, torrential downpours hit Havana as weather system rolls across the Gulf of Mexico.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyDoha, Rajab 10, 1436, Apr 29, 2015, SPA -- Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met here today heads of GCC anti-corruption authorities and agencies. The reception came on the occasion of...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastTue, 2015-04-28 18:38 WASHINGTON: Iranian forces boarded a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday after patrol boats fired warning shots across its bow...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaImmigration officer kills robbery suspect in raid, ratcheting up debate on police militarization and federal involvement
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyThe Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister lauded the progress of the joint security action along with the cooperation between the GCC countries, terming it as a model to be followed at the regional and international levels. "Securi...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastTue, 2015-04-28 23:41 BAGHDAD: The bodies of six displaced Sunni men were found dumped in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early on Tuesday with bullet wounds to the head, police...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comSo far, according to the information available, three Nepali workers in Oman altogether have lost nine relatives in the quake.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comSpeakers at the seminar stressed on IT as means for innovation and progress in the GCC region
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comHis Majesty has sent a cable of congratulations to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WAM | EmiratesDUBAI, 29th April 2015 (WAM) --- In his Capacity as Ruler of Dubai, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued Law No (10) of 2015 on Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Decree N...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from WorldWed, 2015-04-29 00:15 NEW DELHI: India has canceled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from abroad, as New Delhi...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comNews of the merger was welcomed by the public on social media platforms who said that the move might lead to better service. Registrations for new Haj campaign organisers was also announced yesterday
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyDoha, Rajab 10, 1436, Apr 29, 2015, SPA -- Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met here today with GCC interior ministers on the occasion of their 16th consultative meeting. During the meeting, fraternal relations between GCC Sta...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from UAE RSS feed - The NationalInternational Pay it Forward Day was established to inspire people from all walks of life to perform a good deed without receiving anything in return and to encourage the recipient to pay it forward to another person.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-04-26 23:55 DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities will allow citizens abroad, including refugees who fled the war, to obtain passports without an intelligence service...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
(IraqiNews.com) Al-Anbar – Vice-Chairman of Anbar Provincial Council, Faleh al-Issawi expected on Wednesday an approval by the central government to allow al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia to enter Anbar, stressing that the fight against... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAuthorities investigating claims that French soldiers sexually abused children in Central African Republic
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
(IraqiNews.com) The spokesman for the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Asiri announced on Tuesday, that Arab Coalition warplanes have bombed the runway of Sanaa Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in the capital of ... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaNaked paranoid users ran through streets in series of incidents highlighting growing popularity of designer substance
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAnalysis: As drafting gets underway, Zarif believes a deal can be quickly implemented despite opposition in Congress
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishMilitary says at least 160 children and women rescued from the Sambisa Forest, days after 293 others were freed.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsAn Istanbul court sent a Turkish journalist’s case to the High Criminal Court after deciding non-jurisdiction April 30 at the first hearing of journalist Sedef Kabaş, who faces up to five years for a tweet about a judge involved in the 2...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANSaudi King Salman appointed a new heir and made his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a major shift in power within the ultra conservative Saudi elite at a time of almost unprecedented regional turmoil. By making Interior Mi...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey’s tourism revenues stood at $4.87 billion in the first quarter of the year, improving 1.3 percent from the same period in 2014, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said in a report on its website April 30.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces on Wednesday left the key Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border after a half-year deployment to fight terrorists, a Turkish official said.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraqi army, backed by popular forces, purged a strategic district in the city of al-Karama in Western Anbar province of ISIL Takfiri terrorists on Wednesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, April 29, IRNA – The interior minister and head of Anti-Narcotics Campaign Headquarters in an order to his deputy demanded collecting information on financial resources of narcotic smuggling, as the life veins of smuggling mafia ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANDengir Mir Mehmet Fırat, a Kurdish parliamentary candidate for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern province of Mersin, has said that many politicians affiliated with the ruling Justice and Development Party (A...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / Middle EastThe move followed airdrops in other Yemeni cities, carried out as part of the coalition's military campaign – now in its fifth week – against Yemen's Houthi group.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and certain members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are proving once again they are only democrats unto themselves. Erdoğan always underlines the fact that he is the people’s choice, havin...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq pays money to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in order to save Yazidi women who were kept as slaves, KRG General Directorate of Yazidi Affairs Minister Hadi Dou...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, April 29, IRNA -- Jamal Benomar, the former UN special envoy to Yemen, said on Wednesday that there is no evidence to substantiate Iran interfering in Yemen.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has reached an agreement with European aeronautics giant Airbus to produce another body part for the jet maker’s A320 planes
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Yeni Safak - NewsTurkey wants to more than double its national agricultural revenue by 2023, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesda...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily News“It’s the economy, stupid!” This is pretty much how you can summarize the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) election campaign motto.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Fahd Jassim al-Freij announced on Wednesday that Syria plans to boost its anti-terrorism campaign.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerThey include nearly 200 illegal immigrants
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANBaltimore erupted in violence on Monday as hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and at least 15 police officers were injured following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after suffering a spinal injury in poli...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irShiraz, APRIL 29, IRNA – Head of the Jewish Society in Shiraz said on Wednesday that the followers of Divine faiths live in peace side by side of each other in Iran.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, April 29, IRNA – Iranian and Russian Deputy Foreign Ministers on Wednesday signed a Three-year term cooperation planning document.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANAn İstanbul court accepted on Wednesday indictments against two prosecutors and a judge who were in charge of major probes into corruption allegations against former ministers and people in the inner circle of then-Prime Minister Recep T...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from iranDailyOnlineIran and South Africa engage in negotiations over the export of Iranian crude oil to the African country.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsOn April 29, the CEO of Index Group, Erol Bilecik, talked about his life and company at an event hosted by Patronlar Okulu.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANProfessor Osman Özsoy, who has been vocal in his criticism of the ruling government and its anti-democratic measures, said on his Twitter account on Wednesday that he had been detained by counterterrorism police while disembarking from a...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldTurkey will not participate in any event organized by the European Wushu Federation because of its ban on women wearing headscarves, says Turkish official.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apparently taken another step in his fight against ally-turned-foe, U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, with Turkey’s top national security body finally amending its top-secret national security...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from iranDailyOnlinePresident Hassan Rouhani said Iran will succeed in a near future to nullify all sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) thanks to the support of the nation and the Supreme Leader.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Florida Muslims held the 18th annual Islamic Charity Festival to help hundreds of needy children in the US city of Tampa, a media report said.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerUKIP leader Nigel Farage: 'If the message is that anybody that comes will be accepted, we are headed for disaster.'
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsOne of America's most liberal senators, Vermont's Bernie Sanders, said April 29 that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, presenting a challenge to Hillary Clinton from the party's left flank.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman resigned from his position in the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association criticizing AMIA leaders for blocking a deal with Iran to jointly probe into a deadly bombing of the Jewish...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsBrazilian riot police fired smoke bombs and rubber bullets April 29 at striking teachers protesting a new law that will withhold more money from their salaries towards retirement.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsConstitutional Court head Zühtü Arslan focused on very important legal issues in a speech delivered the other day
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- More than 600 gathered in downtown Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday to protest stray shells of the US military impacting residents in a town near the heavily fortified North Korean border.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsArkansas Derby winner American Pharoah was installed as the early favorite for May 2 141st Kentucky Derby after drawing the 18th post position for the first leg of the Triple Crown.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / TurkeySuspects, including members of Taksim Solidarity, had been accused of 'establishing an organization to commit an offense and attending illegal meetings.'
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, April 29, IRNA – Visiting Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij conferred on Wednesday with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on expansion of cooperation between the two countries.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANFormer Interior Minister Efkan Ala, who currently has no public office or official title, has been using a state-owned private jet at the taxpayer's expense amid claims that state funds are being channeled into the Justice and Developmen...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsA Saudi-led coalition pressed on with air strikes April 29 against Shiite rebels in south Yemen where fierce clashes raged between the insurgents and southern pro-government fighters, sources said.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irJakarta, April 29, IRNA – Vice-President Mohammad Baqer Nobakht and his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kalla, in a meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday, called for further expansion of ties.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldU.K. Chief of Staff David Richards says Britain's military aid 'will go on.'
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan stressed that Tehran will firmly stand against any group or party that attempts to disturb security in the region.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldA Dutch court has dropped all charges against former Dutch military commander and his two aides accused of failing to prevent the genocide of Muslims in Bosnia in 1995.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsRescuers on April 30 pulled a teenage boy out alive from under the wreckage of a guesthouse in Nepal five days after it collapsed in a massive weekend earthquake
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Amid increasing Islamophobic trends in the West, the Islamic Center of Daytona, Florida, opened its doors to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerU.K. Chief of Staff David Richards says Britain's military aid 'will go on.'
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from TODAYS ZAMANThe administration of Silivri Prison in İstanbul has delayed the provision of emergency medical treatment to Police Chief Ahmet Özdil who suffers from kidney stones and requires an urgent operation, without which his life may be at risk,...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Syrian Defense Ministers Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and General Fahd al-Freij reviewed ways to coordinate efforts to fight and suppress the terrorist groups in Syria.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Liberties and Human Rights Department (LHRD) in the Al Wefaq National Islamic Society said the Bahraini regime authorities have made 653 arrests, and sentenced 337 opponents to 2845 years in jail in total in the first q...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, April 29, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the government must focus on domestic economy to bring about prosperity and welfare.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Fahd Jassim al-Freij in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Wednesday underlined the Damascus government's firm resolve to continue the war a...
