Middle East News

Egypt: 529 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood members were convicted…

11 years ago

Turkey shoots down Syrian military jet

Turkey shot down a Syrian military jet it says violated its airspace, but Damascus calls this "blatant aggression" and says…

11 years ago

Israel attacks Syrian military sites after Golan Heights bombing

Israel has attacked several Syrian military sites in retaliation for a bombing that wounded four of its troops in the…

11 years ago

Six Egyptian soldiers killed by gunmen in Shubra al-Khayma

Gunmen have killed six Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports.…

11 years ago

Syrian rebels release kidnapped nuns

Syrian rebels have released a group of Greek Orthodox nuns, who were kidnapped in the Christian town of Maaloula in…

11 years ago

Iran nuclear deal possible in few months

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has told visiting EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that a nuclear deal could…

11 years ago

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE ambassadors withdrawn from Qatar

Three Gulf countries have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar amid accusations that it has meddled in internal affairs. Saudi Arabia,…

11 years ago

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to run for Egypt’s presidency

Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has indicated he will run for Egypt’s presidency. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was quoted by the…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi accused of leaking state secrets to Iran

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been accused by prosecutors of leaking state secrets to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The claim…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi’s lawyers walk out of espionage trial

Mohamed Morsi’s lawyers have walked out of his trial on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror.…

11 years ago