Middle East News
ISIS destroys historic artefacts at Mosul museum
Islamic State (ISIS) militants have destroyed historic artefacts at a Mosul museum in Iraq. The head of the UN agency for culture, UNESCO, has said...
ISIS abducted at least 200 Assyrian Christians in Syria
According to new reports, there are more members of an Assyrian Christian community in north-eastern Syria were abducted by ISIS militants than at first...
ISIS kidnaps at least 90 Assyrian Christians in Syria
At least 90 Assyrian Christians have been kidnapped by ISIS militants from villages in north-eastern Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported...
Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority face $218 million Israel attacks fine in US
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) are liable for six attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004, a New...
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat wrestles to ground Palestinian suspected of stabbing Jewish man
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has wrestled to the ground a Palestinian suspected of stabbing an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in a scene caught by a...
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 policeman. The blogger was previously...
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. Turkey’s PM Ahmet Davutoglu said...
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 helped the blaze to spread...
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 Syria Staffan de Mistura...
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 chief says. Exactly who these...
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 Christians. State TV said the...
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 group said they set off...
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. People were crushed after police...
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. ISIS named the woman as...
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 showing the killing of...
Moaz al-Kasasbeh: Jordan executes two Iraqi jihadists after ISIS killed its pilot
Two jihadists, including a woman, have been executed in Jordan following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (ISIS)...
Peter Greste: Al-Jazeera reporter released from Egypt prison
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste was freed from Egypt prison and deported on February 1. After 400 days behind bars, Peter Greste landed safely in Cyprus,...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia announces major cabinet reshuffle
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced a major cabinet reshuffle, a week after he acceded to the throne following King Abdullah's death. The chief of...
Michelle Obama causes stir in Saudi Arabia after not wearing a head scarf
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama visited Saudi Arabia to pay respects to late King Abdullah and the first lady’s outfit caused a stir...
King Abdullah laid to rest in unmarked grave in Riyadh public cemetery
Late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was buried on January 23 in an unmarked grave in a public cemetery in Riyadh. Leaders of the Muslim...
King Abdullah funeral: World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to pay respects
World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on January...
Prince Mohammed bin Nayef becomes second in line to Saudi throne
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has appointed his nephew, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as deputy crown prince. The powerful interior minister has become the second...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia promises continuity
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has pledged continuity, hours after his accession to the throne following the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. The new...
Who is King Salman of Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia’s new king, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, acceded to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah, on January 23. King Salman,...
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies from lung infection
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died weeks after he was admitted to hospital, royal officials have announced. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who was said...
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