Middle East News
Their bravery is the Syrian people’s gift to us
Dear friends, This morning, 4 western journalists are home safe with their families, the echoes of the horror and heroism of Baba Amr still...
Iraq: at least 10 people died in twin car bomb attacks in Tal Afar
Two car bomb and suicide attacks killed at least 10 people and wounded another 15 in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, according...
Iraq: at least 27 officers have been killed in a pre-dawn raid targeting police in Haditha
At least 27 police officers have been killed in the western Iraqi city of Haditha after dozens of gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on...
Iraq: at least 48 people died in a wave of bombings and shootings in Baghdad and Baquba
At least 48 people died and dozens have been injured in a wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq, police say. The attacks targeted predominantly...
Western journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik killed in Homs, Syria
Western journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs when shells hit the building they were staying...
Iran stops oil exports to France and UK
Iran has stopped oil sales to UK and France, the nation's oil ministry has announced. A spokesman was reported as saying on the ministry's website...
West Bank crash UPDATE. Palestinian president declared 3 days of mourning after at least 8 children died.
President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of mourning after at least eight Palestinian children have been killed in a collision between a school...
Israel: five Palestinian children killed after a school bus collided with a truck in West Bank
At least five Palestinian children have been killed and other 30 have been injured after a school bus has collided with a truck on...
Osama Bin Laden’s instructions to his children: “Go to West and get a good education”
Osama Bin Laden told his children not to follow him on the path of terrorism and to live peacefully in the West where they...
Syria: at least 25 people killed in two bomb attacks in country’s second city of Aleppo
At least 25 people have been killed in two bomb attacks targeting security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report. According to...
Syria: more than 200 people killed in an army massacre in city of Homs
More than 200 people were killed by Syrian government forces which bombarded the city of Homs with tank shells and mortars, opposition groups say. Activists...
American tourists and Egyptian guide seized in Sinai have been released
The two American women tourists and their Egyptian guide, who were kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, have been released, according to officials. The tourists had...
Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula
Two American women tourists have been kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, according to security sources. The American tourists were travelling in a small...
Egypt: 2 died and more than 400 injured in protests across the country after Port Said soccer unrest
Two people have been shot dead by police and more than 400 injured in protests across Egypt sparked by the deaths of 74 people...
Egypt football clashes UPDATES. Authorities declared 3 days of national mourning after 74 people died.
Egyptian authorities declared three days of national mourning after at least 74 people died in clashes between rival football fans in the city of...
Egypt: 73 people killed during clashes between rival fans after a football match in Port Said
At least 73 supporters have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said. The supporters have...
Yemen: at least 11 people killed in drone strike on al-Qaeda militants
A drone strike on al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen killed at least 11 people, according to local residents and officials. According to Reuters news agency,...
Syria: at least 11 people died after a police detainee van was blown up on Idlib-Ariha highway
At least 11 people have died in north-west Syria after a police van carrying prisoners was blown up on the Idlib-Ariha highway, reports say. Sana,...
Seven-month-old baby decapitated by Syrian officer in front of his mother
A seven-month-old boy was decapitated by a Syrian army officer who cracked down on people suspected of sheltering rebels after a group of soldiers stormed...
Lebanon: at least 13 people died and 12 injured after a five-block collapsed in Beirut
At least 13 people died and 12 have been injured after a five-floor block collapsed in the Ashrafiyeh district of the Lebanese capital Beirut...
Two of US Marines urinating on Taliban corpses have been identified
Two of four US Marines shown in a video appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses have been identified, a Marine Corps official said. The video,...
French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier is the first Western journalist killed in the Syrian unrest
A French TV reporter, who has been killed in the Syrian city of Homs among other eight today, is the first Western journalist to...
Iran: another nuclear scientist has been killed in car explosion in Tehran
University lecturer and nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an academic who also worked at...
A Saudi father is trying to sell his son on Facebook for $20 million
Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry is a Saudi father who is trying to sell his son on Facebook for around $20 million. The father claims...
Two-hour birthday party spent out in Dubai’s Cavalli Club totals $108,357.80
A two-hour birthday party spent out in Dubai’s Cavalli Club managed to total a $108,357.80 bar tab (387,988 AED = Arab Emirates Dirham) according...
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