Middle East News

Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egyptian pro-democracy activist jailed for 5 years

Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been jailed for five years for breaking a protest law and assaulting a…

10 years ago

Turkey evacuates Suleyman Shah tomb in Syria

A Turkish military convoy have entered into northern Syria and evacuated a historic Ottoman tomb and the soldiers guarding it.…

10 years ago

Dubai: Torch Tower skyscraper on fire

A fire has swept through Dubai’s Torch Tower skyscraper, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. Strong winds…

10 years ago

Syria war: Damascus willing to suspend Aleppo air strikes for six weeks

Damascus has agreed to halt its aerial bombardment of Aleppo for six weeks for a trial ceasefire, UN envoy to…

10 years ago

Iraq: ISIS burns to death 45 people in al-Baghdadi

Islamic State (ISIS) militants have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, the local police…

10 years ago

Egypt bombs ISIS targets in Libya following killings of 21 Coptic Christians

Egypt has bombed ISIS targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent killings of 21 Egyptian…

10 years ago

Yemen: Al-Qaeda linked group seizes military base in Bayhan

A military base in southern Yemen has been seized by al-Qaeda linked fighters, militants and officials say. The Ansar al-Sharia…

10 years ago

Cairo stadium clashes: Egypt authorities halt football league matches after deaths

Egypt has suspended football league matches indefinitely after clashes at a stadium in Cairo left at least 22 people dead.…

10 years ago

Kayla Jean Mueller: ISIS claims American hostage was killed in Jordanian air strike in Syria

An American female hostage has been killed in a Jordanian air strike in Syria, Islamic State (ISIS) militants have said.…

10 years ago

Moaz al-Kasasbeh: Jordan bombs ISIS targets after pilot’s death

Jordan’s warplanes have carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets since the militants released a video…

10 years ago