Middle East News

Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Freed After Presidential Pardon

Jailed Al Jazeera journalists Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been freed after receiving pardons from Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah…

9 years ago

Mexican Tourists Mistakenly Killed by Egyptian Forces in Wahat

Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, Egypt’s interior ministry says. The…

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia Cuts State Spending After Oil Price Collapse

Saudi Arabia government has decided to cut spending and delay some state projects after the recent decline in the price…

9 years ago

ISIS Destroys Palmyra’s Funerary Towers

ISIS has blown up three funerary towers at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdul Karim has…

9 years ago

Palmyra’s Temple of Bel Destroyed by ISIS, UN Satellite Images Confirm

According to the United Nations, a satellite image confirms that Palmyra’s Temple of Bel in northern Syria has been destroyed.…

9 years ago

ISIS Destroys Part of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel

ISIS has destroyed part of Palmyra's Temple of Bel, which is considered the most important temple at the ancient Syrian…

9 years ago

Lebanon Protests: Thousands of You Stink Activists Attend Rubbish Rally in Beirut

Thousands of Lebanese people took Beirut streets in protest at a government they say is corrupt and ineffective. Security was…

9 years ago

Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Three Years in Jail at Retrial

Al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who were convicted in Egypt of "spreading false news", have been…

9 years ago

Lebanon Protests: PM Tammam Salam Threatens to Resign

Lebanon’s PM Tammam Salam threatened to resign as thousands demonstrated for a second day in Beirut on August 23. Anti-government…

9 years ago

ISIS Destroys Palmyra’s Ancient Temple of Baalshamin

Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin has been destroyed by ISIS militants, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria's head of antiquities…

9 years ago