- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastIslamic State says it was responsible for the attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon exhibition in the US state of Texas in which two gunmen died.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastAmir Hekmati, the Marine veteran imprisoned in Iran longer than any other American inmate there, resumed a suspended hunger strike on Monday out of despair over the apparent paralysis in his case.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinst"Saudi Arabia’s Return to Traditional Yemen Policy" New piece by Roby Barrett http://bit.ly/1IGMyIh
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle East - Los Angeles TimesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed shock Monday over a videotaped police beating of an Ethiopian Israeli man, and promised action to improve relations with the Ethiopian Jewish community.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianOur correspondent begins a series on office life in Iran’s capital by examining the journey to work Tehran might get you down sometimes, what with pollution, morality patrols, and a pizza delivery service that responds faster than the po...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastNPR's Robert Siegel talks to Tim Noonan of the International Trade Union Confederation about the call for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to suspend the kafala sponsorship system.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstSyria tries to stabilize ailing currency http://bit.ly/1zIdp4Z
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinst#Iran’s Failed Foreign Policy: Dealing from a Position of Weakness | By guest contributor Thomas Juneau http://bit.ly/1zIoTFz
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastOne of two men killed while trying to shoot at a U.S. event featuring controversial cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed linked himself to a prominent ISIS fighter in a tweet posted before the attack.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstIn the face of ISIS successes, al-Qaida adapts, grows stronger http://bit.ly/1E0RyC2
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from International Business TimesLawyers representing 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Monday that she is willing to testify in front of a special panel on Capitol Hill about the Benghazi, Libya, attacks and the controversy surrounding her private
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastRights group condemns widespread atrocities by the warring sides in Syrian city of Aleppo
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstIraqi city still a ghost town a month after defeat of ISIS http://bit.ly/1E0Lppy
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined A senior Qatari official says he is '90 percent' certain that the country's labour system will be reformed within the next seven months
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalA militia commander reports that the forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have seized control over international airport in the main southern city of Aden.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastFresh fighting around Najran comes after a nearly six-week Saudi-led air campaign against Houthi rebels. Aid agencies urge a halt to bombing Yemen's airports so humanitarian supplies can be delivered.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Hill had faced a social media campaign by activists who urged her to boycott Israel over its occupation of Palestinian land
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstFor Cinco de Mayo, Remember the Egyptian Troops in Maximilian's Mexico http://ow.ly/2Yemb2
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalThe International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have expressed concern over the damage caused to the runways at airports which were crucial for delivery of food and medication to Yemeni residents.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastThe momentum is definitely going against Assad and in the long run it is hard to see how he can survive, Tel Aviv University expert says.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastFBI for years had investigated 1 accused gunman in shooting outside Muhammad cartoon event
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastUnder fire after lawsuit, Al- Jazeera America loses executive
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianIn July 2014, Israel launched a major ground offensive into the Gaza strip in response to rockets being fired by Palestinian militants and to destroy a network of tunnels used by Hamas and other factions. By the time they left some 2,200...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianPop star says she wanted to perform in the Palestinian territories as well, but logistics ‘proved to be a challenge’ The US pop star Lauryn Hill on Monday cancelled a concert in Israel just a few days away, saying she had tried unsuccess...
- Tuesday, May 5, 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.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastSenior Fatah official accuses Hamas of seeking to “neutralize” Egyptians by inviting Saudi intervention in internal Palestinian affairs.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastMaking second presidential run, Huckabee to pitch himself as culturally conservative populist
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaSenegal will send 2,100 troops to Saudi Arabia as part of an international coalition combating Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, the West African nation's foreign minister said on Monday. Senegalese President Macky Sall said, after re...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianA very tough gig – making Syrian children displaced by war laugh – is an inspiring challenge for a comedy troupe bringing humour to people living hard lives When Mina Liccione packed her clown’s nose and tap shoes and moved to the Middle...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
A video that caught an Israeli police officer and a volunteer shoving and punching a black soldier in uniform outraged members of the Ethiopian Jewish community and set off a clash Sunday between Ethiopian Jews and police in central Tel ... - Monday, May 4, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastDemas Fikadey, 21, does not see himself as a symbol, but has emerged as one since his beating by police officers set off an outburst of anger.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastAccused gunman in Texas shooting had been target of FBI probe but faced only minor charge
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
In this column, Roberto Savio, founder and president emeritus of the Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency and publisher of Other News, argues that the West, led by the United States, has taken on itself the right to intervene in the aff... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastSaudi Arabia's King Salman sacks the head of royal protocol after he was filmed slapping a photojournalist covering the arrival of Morocco's king in Riyadh.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstDoes Not Compute: Hizbullah Swimsuit? - At first I thought this must be some kind of kinky hipster chic, but it ha... http://ow.ly/2YecCB
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastSenegal is to send 2,100 troops to support the Saudi-led campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, its foreign minister says.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastThe UN begins consultations with Syrian government and opposition officials as it seeks to find enough common ground to restart peace talks.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Amnesty International says Syria military barrel bomb attacks have killed some 3,000 civilians in the province of Aleppo last year
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalIsrael’s war with Hamas last summer left more than 1,200 Palestinians dead and reduced the Gaza Strip to rubble. Tel Aviv has maintained that much of the damage resulted from Hamas’s use of civilians as human shields, but a recent report...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastSyrian government forces have caused death and devastating injuries to civilians by dropping barrel bombs on schools, hospitals, mosques and crowded markets in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo, rights group Amnesty International has...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianUp to 4,000 central Asian migrants are said to have travelled to Syria after being recruited by Chechens in Moscow. Daniil Turovsky reports Gulru Olimova grew up in Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. As a child she dreamt of becoming a ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastWhile not binding, agreements on matters such as the Constitution and the presence of foreign troops raised hopes about the long deadlocked process.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Official data says Libya faces financial meltdown if current spending is maintained and the country's civil conflict remains unresolved
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of IndiaAn Israeli group that collects testimonies from combat soldiers published accounts Monday from last year's Gaza war alleging indiscriminate fire killed Palestinian civilians.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalSaudi Arabia’s King Salman’s bold steps to consolidate power might trigger backlash from his rivals.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EASTIsrael on Monday pledged to crack down on racism and discrimination against ethnic Ethiopian Jews as officials sought to ease tensions after a string of angry protests over police brutality.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastLauryn Hill cancels Israel concert because she couldn't set a show in Palestinian territory
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstSaudi considering bombing pauses for Yemen aid delivery http://bit.ly/1Jll8pq
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonHezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah is to deliver a speech on Tuesday to tackle latest developments in the region.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from ynet - NewsPolice closes investigation into shooting of 22 year-old Khair Hamdan last year, saying evidence shows officers acted in self defense.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel News"The support and the alliance with the United States is a foundation of our national security,” Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting with the delegation .
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelSupreme Court throws out petition of Arab squatters allowing demolition of 80 illegal buildings on site of ancient Susya.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli soldiers placed, Monday, concrete blocks surrounding a Palestinian land Israel intends to illegally confiscate, in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, leading to clashes between the army and local youths.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonPolice shot dead two gunmen Sunday outside a Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) cartoon contest in Texas attended by controversial Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, authorities said.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsDefense minister addresses hot-button issues of lawfare, BDS and general efforts to delegitimize Israel.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonSyrian army, backed by popular forces, established control over Maydaa town and the surrounding farms in the Eastern Ghouta, killing many terrorists and injuring others
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsMicrophones, like the issue of separation of the sexes during prayers, had long been one of the dividing lines between orthodox and conservative congregations.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsDecisions made by politicians tend to have three components: Ideology, politics and personal issues.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonUS Secretary of State John Kerry said there is “a lot of hysteria” in the criticism of the framework agreement reached between the P5+1 and Iran last month over Tehran’s nuclear energy program
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsNoting major film projects by Natalie Portman and Richard Gere in capital, Barkat says it’s time to make city a global production destination.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelDentist from Kafr Kana ferried money between PA and Gaza for a daily fee, Shin Bet reveals.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelKnesset speaker is 'looking for an answer to why it is happening and cannot find one.'
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonTwo soldiers were killed and another five were wounded in the past 24 hours in Ukraine’s rebel-held east, Kiev said Monday, as both sides traded blame over the increasing number of ceasefire violations.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastOpposition releases clip in which Revolutionary Guards commander vows: regardless of nuclear deal, hostility with US will continue.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastHezbollah chief issues televised address, vows to take 'responsibility and consequences' of continued involvement in Syria.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe lesson plans, intended to show the harms of racism and violence, differ according to age.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelLikud MK calls on Jewish Home to join the government immediately, threatens small parties would suffer in return to polls.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Palestine Chronicle
Roger Waters has written an open letter to British pop-star Robbie Williams, pleading with him not to play Tel Aviv on May 2nd. The ex-Pink Floyd front man told Mr Williams that his decision to play the gig “gives succor to Netanyahu and... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsMaccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Eran Zahavi gave his team the lead against Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium, but Eyal Meshumar’s side bounced back to draw 1-1.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastA monitor and Syria's opposition call for probe of coalition airstrike that allegedly killed 64 civilians in northern Syria.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonEgyptian President Adbel-Fattah al-Sisi in a short visit to the Saudi capital city of Riyadh has discussed a joint ground attack on Yemen
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsThe digital age has proven challenging for both traditional journalists and online reporters, experts said Monday at a UNESCO conference on press freedoms, but the sessions proffered few answers for the hurdles facing news outlets as the...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondHamas has previously cracked down on radical Islamists, arresting dozens of suspects in past few...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Global AgendaResponding to stabbing attacks on soldiers by Muslim Uyghurs, China orders Muslim merchants to sell alcohol to 'weaken' Islam.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Global AgendaNational Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen fired back at party leader Marine Le Pen, after she suspended him.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe Turkel Commission’s Second Report focused on how much Israel’s investigations of itself comply with international law.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkBy Amjad Alqasis Israel's occupation and colonization of Palestine is not only limited to its military elements, but is also manifested in its use of tourism as a political tool. It is a tool used to strengthen its position as occu...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonFrench President Francois Hollande sought to boost ties in the Gulf Monday as he oversaw the signing of a warplanes deal with Qatar and headed to Saudi Arabia for a summit.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelEfrat's chief rabbi tells Jewish Home to press for 'reform,' both in divorce rights for women in religious courts and in the conversion law.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThroughout Netanyahu's political career, there have been those who served under him and felt wronged by him.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastFIFA to discuss Palestinian Arab request to suspend Israel from world soccer due to restrictions limiting movement of Palestinian players.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondGerman, Polish presidents attend ceremony of two-time Polish foreign minister who died aged 93
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonSaudi warplanes carried out on Sunday three sorties on the port city of al-Hudaydah and targeting strategic cities in Yemen
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the RegionElton Simpson, described as quiet and devout, had been on the radar of law enforcement since at least 2007
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsCoalition deal with Shas also grants the haredi party control of the ministry.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe guidelines state that cameras mounted inside the school must only be in public areas.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonA Taliban suicide attacker struck a government bus in Kabul Monday, wounding eight people
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonIranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zsrif said on Monday the Islamic Republic is determined to end the "manufactured crisis" over its nuclear program and drafting of a final deal with world powers.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsFaction leader Naftali Bennett's demand comes ahead of Wednesday's midnight deadline to form a new government.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN / Hebron/ Israeli occupation court on Monday issued an order to deport the population of Susiya village near Yatta, south of Hebron.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsIn February, officials from the ministry said they identified and repaired a weakness in the Arrow 2 missile defense system that was discovered during a test last September.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe petition filed to the High Court noted that “the name of the former interior minister is engraved with shame in the chronicles of the State of Israel."
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonPresident Reuven Rivlin admitted on Monday that the Zionist entity had made mistakes in its treatment of the Ethiopian-Israeli settlers, describing their suffering as "an open wound."
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsReport finds that 65 percent of diplomatic workers do not even have academic degrees.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle EastThe Syrian regime is systematically and deliberately targeting civilians in the contested city of Aleppo in what constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime, a new report from Amnesty International says.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsReport criticizes government for “recognizing” socio-economic rights theoretically, but undermining rights with policies, red-tape in practice.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastAmnesty International blasts both Syrian regime as well as rebel forces in new report on Aleppo fighting.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsFirst time Olmert's team admits: No need to punish Olmert harshly to deter him - "he's lost his world, he has no public future."
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaIn bid to reduce corruption, China implements policy in trade hub with plans to expand nationwide
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Khaleej Times : International NewsThe KPK Assembly also demanded of the federal government to take notice of Altaf's statements against sensitive state institutions and the armed forces.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaLava, rocks and gas flew above the Hawaiian volcano after partial collapse of crater wall triggered an explosion
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Most viewed RSSDevices to be worn by officers who interact with public can record video and audio
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishSecretary of State John Kerry is in Africa seeking influence in the continent and pledging support against armed groups.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaDiscovery of two new suspected trafficking camps comes after finding 26 bodies in a mass grave Friday
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishMedical centre that served about 400,000 people in war-ravaged Syrian city closes after being bombed twice last week.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishReport says security forces arrest Narges Mohammadi days after she was charged with crimes "against national security".
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishGovernment says 14 wounded during clashes between demonstrators and security forces over delayed local polls.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe Canadian government is seeking an emergency stay of a lower court judge's decision to grant Omar Khadr bail
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, held talks on Monday with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, focussing on mutual strong brotherly relat...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeRAS AL KHAIMAH: The Ras Al Khaimah criminal court on Monday looked into the case of a theft of Dhs8 million from the safe of a co-operative society. Three of the suspects, an Arab national and two Asians, reportedly worked for the societ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Most viewed RSSRP Group will helm the Dh4b project to be built in Business Bay
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaRubber ship carrying migrants from Libya to Italy capsized in sea, killing dozens of passengers, survivors say
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe former Arkansas governor's second run will position him as an economic populist and foreign affairs hawk
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeBEIRUT: The US military denied on Monday reports that civilians were killed in coalition air strikes last week on a village controlled by the Daesh in northern Syria. Two videos and several photos purporting to show the aftermath of the ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaWith steep fines and government inspections, Kremlin escalates enforcement of law regulating civil society groups
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaBank employees improperly used customer information and opened accounts without permission, lawsuit claims
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeKATHMANDU: Families of victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal praised the efforts exerted by the UAE Search and Rescue Team in carrying out medical and humanitarian services to the affected population, in addition to suppor...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeSHARJAH: Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), under the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, will observe an annual “One Hour Saving” initiative start...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeCAIRO: Five members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt were on Monday sentenced to death for killing 13 people, including 11 policemen, in 2013 after a retrial. The defendants were accused of attacking the Kerdasa police station o...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: Authorities are interrogating a passenger who caused the emergency landing of an Air Arabia plane, which diverted its flight G9128 from Kuwait to Sharjah to Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai on Sunday, following instructions from air tr...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai received Zhao Leji, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Head of t...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Most viewed RSSFilipino faces sanctions for failing to disclose shoulder injury serious enough to need surgery
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeWASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia and Paris this week to discuss Middle Eastern issues, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Kerry will be in Riyadh on Wednesday and Thursday to meet senior Saudi leaders t...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Middle-EastMon, 2015-05-04 20:13 DOHA: Qatar’s labor minister said he hopes the country’s controversial “kafala” system will be abolished before the end of this year.Dr. Abdullah bin...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeCONAKRY: Guinea deployed security forces nationwide on Monday to police fresh anti-government protests, witnesses said, as clashes broke out in the capital but the provinces remained largely calm. The streets emptied in pro-opposition st...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaJakarta blacklists countries across the Middle East after Saudi Arabia executes two Indonesian prisoners
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaActivists fear the proposed PennEast pipeline will create sedimentation in rivers, which can be deadly for fish
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaKerry became the first US secretary of state to visit Somalia, raising hopes that a US embassy could be re-established
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Most viewed RSSHollande affirms commitment of France to stand on the side of the GCC states
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: Two members of a gang who battered a security guard and fled with electric cables worth Dhs450,000 have lost an appeal against a three-year jail and deportation punishment. Both Asian salesmen, AS, 22, and MH, 30, were part of a f...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: An intoxicated labourer who knifed his countryman in the stomach for refusing to give him money denied the assault at the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday. The Asian man, RA, 24, was accused of mugging his workmate, BN, 32, during a...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeWANAKA: A magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the South Island of New Zealand on Monday afternoon, but there were no initial reports of major damage or injuries. The United States Geological Survey put the centre of the temblor at 30 kilomet...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeSHARJAH: His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), attended on Monday morning at Al Zahri Hall, UoS, the 9th Annual University Scie...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishPact signed by eight main militias covers thousands of children, including those used as sex slaves or menial workers.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeTEL AVIV: Israel on Monday admitted “mistakes” in dealing with its Ethiopian community as top officials sought to ease tensions after clashes erupted during protests over alleged police brutality and discrimination. Last week, years of s...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeAJMAN: The college of Education and Basic Sciences at Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) held the second educational forum entitled “Smart Training Systems: Technology of Integration and Integration of Technology.” The eve...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeTEL AVIV: Israeli security guards shot and wounded a Palestinian after he allegedly tried to stab people waiting at a light railway station in annexed east Jerusalem, police said on Monday. The attacker, whom police identified as a 35-ye...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: A security guard knocked out his workmate for mistreating a cleric’s son, prosecutors told the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday. The Kenyan suspect, JW, 27, appeared in court for breaking the nose of his workmate – a Pakistani secur...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: Two Emiratis have been given cars for their impeccable driving habits under the “White Points” system. The function was presided over by the Commander of Dubai Police, Maj Gen Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, in the presence of the Direc...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishLower House of parliament passes bill that would grant state sweeping powers to spy on citizens despite criticisms.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeABU DHABI: Researchers at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology are designing a new kind of steel, known as next generation steel, to improve the fuel efficiency of cars and reduce the carbon emissions they produce. Dr Rashid Ab...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeROME: More than half the nearly 6,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend arrived in Italy on Monday as aid workers warned of no end in sight to a “heartbreaking” crisis. A baby girl born on board the Italian navy patr...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaInvestigators do not need search warrants to obtain cellphone tower records in criminal cases, federal court rules
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeTEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday it was not up to the country’s police to deliver Islamic guidance, distancing himself from efforts to involve law enforcement in religion. Rouhani, a relative moderate, last week fac...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishUS State Department announces bounty for four senior members, including group's military commander, Omar al-Shishani.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaObama spoke of inequality facing minority men during a day in NY and a spot on "The Late Show with David Letterman"
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe president on Tuesday chose Gen. Joseph Fighting Joe Dunford Jr. to serve as his chief military adviser
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Khaleej Times : International NewsUnder the rules, the state information commission is bound to respond to Jashodbaben's second RTI plea within three months.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey is preparing to open its 52nd airport, this time on an artificial island, making it the world’s first such facility outside of the Far East
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsA Turkish company has claimed at least 10 Roman mosaics, held in the world’s second largest mosaic museum in southern Turkey, were not actually damaged, but are now even in even better condition
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe number of workplace accidents skyrocketed in 2013 by 291 percent from the previous year to 191,389, according to the Mechanical Engineers Unit of Turkey’s Chamber of Architects and Engineers’ latest work safety report, which is issue...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe biggest defense industry fair in the Eurasian region will be held until May 8 in Istanbul's TUYAP Fair and Congress Center
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerJean-Marie Le Pen's status as National Front honorary president to be decided in special meeting within months.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsThe Egyptian government's recent amendments of three laws necessary to pave the way for the country's long-delayed parliamentary elections have left opposition political parties in tatters. On Sunday, a meeting aimed at unifying position...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsAn actor playing in a TV series screened on Turkey's main state broadcaster has been laid off, after he took part in a video clip commemorating Berkin Elvan, the youngest Gezi victim
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsIsraeli forces imposed a curfew on the Palestinian village of Huwwara south of Nablus in the northern West Bank overnight Monday after a fire bomb was hurled at a bus of Israeli settlers on a main road near the village. Palestinian ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Syria Deeply ArticlesTo give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsSaudi Arabia says it is consulting coalition partners about a possible truce in Yemen to allow humanitarian aid to get through. But on Monday its jets pounded several airports including the capital, Sanaa, ...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 4, IRNA - The Moscow Conference on International Security in April was used as a venue to give notice to the US and NATO that other world powers will not let it do as it pleases.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerDiscussions for other nations to be included are ongoing, according to the State Dept.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsNorway ranks as the world's best place to be a mother, well ahead of the United States which dropped to the 33rd spot in the annual scorecard released by Save the Children on May 4
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey’s main opposition party leader has warned citizens against provocations in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary election, as he indicated he had been informed of the probability of such provocations
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosBurundi police open fire, kill 4 in Bujumbura Police have shot and killed four anti-government protesters and injured dozens of others in Burundi after demonstrations resumed following two days of calm. A reporter on the ground saw at......
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he has been financing his election campaign activities, which are a violation of his oath of impartiality, with our money
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Syrian Arab News AgencyProvinces, SANA- The army and armed forces units assumed operations in pursing, targeting, killing terrorists and destroying their equipment and ammunition on Monday Damascus Authorities killed all members of a terrorist group while purs...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Kurdpress News AganecyThe Iraqi Turkmen Front has expressed concern over a U.S. House committee discussion on a bill which aims to arm Kurds and Sunni tribes in Iraq.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsA Turkish father denounced his own son who flew to Turkey from Germany to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, helping to catch him in Turkey
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives were level with the opposition Labour Party according to a Populus poll published on May 5, with less than 48 hours before voters cast their ballots in the closest election in a genera...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsRandom pumping of underground water has exceeded the safe yield, particularly after 2011 when the Syria crisis started, according to recent studies on aquifers in Jordan. © 2015 Al Bawaba ( www.albawaba.com ) read more
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsKurdish-origin citizens must choose between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the “hypocritical” Peoples’ Democratic Party, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said during an election campaign meeting in the eastern p...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Rss feed .. Ammon News ..WorldAMMONNEWS - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned and said that his far-right Yisrael Beitenu party would not join the new coalition government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The surprise decision by...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPeoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has accused Turkish President Erdoğan of “violating the constitution for months,” as he fails to remain neutral during the election campaign and nobody can take action “because they ...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from DailySabah - WorldSyrian government forces are committing "crimes against humanity" by indiscriminately bombing Aleppo, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, as it also criticised rebels for abuses including "war crimes". In... Click To Continue
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA - The Bill Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has taken millions of dollars from foreign governments attempting to buy influence with a woman who might be the next president.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irBojnurd, North Khorasan Prov, May 5, IRNA - Dean of the Department of Energy Engineering and Physics at Tehran's Amir Kabir University of Technology, Hossein Afarideh, said he sees no negative point in the joint nuclear statement issued ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsA bomb explosion has targeted the security headquarters of Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, in the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip after an ISIL-linked Salafi group demanded the release of its members from Hamas’ ja...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerKnown for his ardent anti-voting stance, comedian's u-turn comes as a welcome surprise for main opposition party.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsFrench lawmakers are set to approve a new law May 5 granting the state sweeping powers to spy on its citizens despite criticism from rights groups that the bill is vague and intrusive
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 4, IRNA – Following deterioration of humanitarian situation in Yemen, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Monday appealed to the international community for immediate dispatch of emergency supplies to Yemen.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosDocumentary - Iran Deal: The Outside Player (Israel Again Driving a Wedge) Iran's nuclear negotiations have been arguably one of the most remarkable diplomatic struggles of the past decade. After years of negotiations an agreement ha...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Welcome to Iran FocusIn an online speech and question and answer session, Political Science Professor Raymond Tanter told a global audience that the Obama administration is beginning to suffer “buyer’s remorse” regarding its policy of favoring “regime chang...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler185 killings by military police in first three months of the year in Brazil's most populous state.
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPresident Barack Obama will nominate Marine General Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the joint chiefs, choosing an officer with battlefield experience in Iraq and Afghanistan for the US military's top job
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsNegotiations between the Turkish Cypriot government and the Greek Cypriot administration to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over the divided island are to resume, the recently elected Turkish Cypriot president has announced
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosNews in Brief -- 4th May -- 19:30 GMT Press TV reports on the latest news headlines from around the world. Live @ http://www.presstv.ir/live.html Twitter @ http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak @ http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV... From: ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe laborers work all day, piling bags of fertilizer onto carts and wheeling them through the crossing that connects this southern border town to Syria, the New York Times reports
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosGreece to lobby EU, ECB for swift loan payout Greece has called on its international creditors to swiftly release delayed bailout funds for the country to be able to keep up with its debt payments. The Greek government spokesman says... ...
- Monday, May 4, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosIsraeli president says Ethiopian protest exposes 'wound' Israeli president and prime minister have expressed sympathy with Israel's Ethiopian Jewish community, as Ethiopians continue protests to draw attention to racism in Is...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsGermany has destroyed 370 tons of Syria’s chemical weapons, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced late on Monday. © Copyright Andolu Ajansi read more
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsHillary Clintonsaid she will testify before the congressional committee charged with investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks. In a letter to US Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., the chairman of the select committee, Clinton's lawyer said she is "...
