Middle East News
Nano Bible: World’s Smallest Bible Goes on Dispaly at Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Nano Bible - a copy of the Hebrew Bible the size of a pinhead - has gone on display at the Israel Museum in...
Mohamed Morsi sentenced to 20 years in jail
Former Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his rule. It...
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri: Saddam Hussein’s right-hand man killed in Iraq
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who was right-hand man to Iraq's ex-leader Saddam Hussein, has been killed, Iraqi officials say. They say the fugitive militant leader died...
Orthodox Easter 2015: Holy Fire miracle celebrated in Jerusalem
Thousands of Christian Orthodox pilgrims have crowded the Old City of Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony. The Orthodox Easter Holy Fire is considered a...
Egypt: Mohammed Badie’s death sentence confirmed
An Egyptian judge has confirmed the death sentences for the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie and 13 others. They have been sentenced...
Orthodox Easter 2015: Pilgrims mark Good Friday with Via Dolorosa procession in Jerusalem
Thousands of Orthodox Christians flock to the Old City of Jerusalem to retrace the last steps of Jesus Christ. Carrying wooden crosses and singing hymns,...
Iran nuclear deal: Framework agreement reached after marathon talks in Lausanne
A framework agreement on Iran's nuclear program has been reached after marathon talks with six major powers in Switzerland. Under the deal, Iran will reduce...
Dubai sandstorm disrupts air traffic
A major sandstorm across the United Arab Emirates has reduced visibility to just a few hundreds feet in some parts of Dubai. High winds have...
Israel: Former PM Ehud Olmert found guilty in Morris Talansky case after corruption retrial
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in the Morris Talansky case after a corruption retrial. The Jerusalem District Court on March 30...
Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi gets Saudi refuge
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has left his refuge in Aden under Saudi protection and arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, officials say,...
Oil prices surge after Saudi Arabia and allies launch air strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen
Oil prices rose by almost 6% after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched air strikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen. Saudi Arabia is the...
Israel denies spying on Iran nuclear talks
Israel has denied allegations that it spied on talks between Iran and the US over Iran's nuclear program. The claims, reported in the Wall Street...
Red Sea shark attack kills German tourist in Egypt
A rare Red Sea shark attack has killed a German tourist at an Egyptian resort, police say. The shark reportedly bit off the 52-year-old man's...
Yemen: US troops evacuate al-Anad air base
The US is withdrawing its troops from al-Anad air base in Yemen because of increasing insecurity there, Yemeni sources say. About 100 troops, including Special...
Global Trade Peaking in Africa by Way of the Middle East
As the world economy becomes more globalized, developed nations are starting to look at those that are less wealthy as prime places to trade...
Israel elections 2015 results: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party wins surprise victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fourth term as Israel’s prime minister after his right-wing Likud Party has won a surprise victory in the country's...
Israel elections 2015: Likud and Zionist Union are neck and neck
Israel's ruling party Likud and the opposition Zionist Union are neck-and-neck in the country's general election, according to exit polls. Estimates by two Israeli broadcasters...
Israel elections 2015: Close race between Benjamin Netanyahu’s party and Zionist Union
Nearly six million Israelis are expected to polls to vote for a new parliament on March 17. The new elections are expected to be a...
Saddam Hussein’s tomb almost completely destroyed in Tikrit fighting
Saddam Hussein’s tomb has been almost completely destroyed in fighting near Tikrit, Iraq. Footage filmed by the Associated Press shows that all that remains standing...
Egypt’s new capital city plans unveiled
The plans of Egypt's new administrative and business capital have been revealed on a new website. According to the website, the city on the outskirts...
Said Ismail Musallam: ISIS releases video of Israeli Arab spy execution
ISIS militants have posted a new video appearing to show the killing of an Israeli Arab man whom they accused of being a spy. In...
ISIS destroys ancient city of Hatra in Iraq
ISIS militants have begun destroying the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra in Iraq, Kurdish sources say. Hatra was founded in the days of...
ISIS militants bulldoze Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq
ISIS has sparked an international outrage after bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq. On March 5, ISIS - which controls swathes of...
Iraq: Government forces retake districts from ISIS in Tikrit
Iraqi troops have retaken some districts around Tikrit in their fight to recapture the city from Islamic State (ISIS). A force of about 30,000 soldiers...
ISIS releases 19 Assyrian Christians kidnapped in Syria
ISIS has released 19 of an estimated 220 members of an Assyrian Christian community kidnapped in north-eastern Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human...
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