Middle East News
Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Troops Withdrawal from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has surprisingly ordered his troops to start withdrawing the "main part" of its forces in Syria from March 15. Vladimir Putin...
Beirut Trash Crisis: Naameh Landfill Site Reopened after Eight Months
Lebanese officials have unveiled a plan tackle the eight-month Beirut garbage crisis. A landfill site will be temporarily opened and two new sites will be...
Yisrael Kristal: Holocaust Survivor Named World’s Oldest Man at 112
Auschwitz death camp survivor Yisrael Kristal has become the world's oldest man, the Guinness World Records organization says. Yisrael Kristal was born near Zarnow in...
Babak Zanjani Sentenced to Death for Corruption
Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, justice officials say. Babak Zanjani, 42, was arrested in December 2013 after accusations that...
Iran Elections 2016: Hassan Rouhani’s Reformists Win All Tehran Seats
Iran’s reformists have won a landslide victory in Tehran, in the first elections since the country signed a nuclear deal with world powers. With 90%...
Syrian Truce Comes into Effect after Five Years of Civil War
A Syrian truce has come into effect after five years of civil war. The "cessation of hostilities" began at midnight on February 27 with early...
Iran Elections 2016: Voters Choose New Parliament and Assembly of Experts
Iran is voting in two key elections - the first since a deal with world powers over its nuclear program and the lifting of...
Syria Crisis: US and Russia Agree on February 27 Ceasefire
Russia and the US have agreed on a Syrian ceasefire scheduled to come into effect at midnight on February 27, a draft of the...
Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dies in Cairo Aged 93
Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died at the age of 93. Boutros Boutros-Ghali died at a Cairo hospital on February 16, Egypt's state...
Russia Rejects Accusations of War Crimes in Syria
Russia has firmly rejected accusations of war crimes over the bombing of hospitals in Syria. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "those who make such statements...
Syrian Hospitals Hit by Airstrikes
A number of people have been killed after airstrikes hit three hospitals in northern Syria, doctors and witnesses say. According to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF),...
Ad Dair Shooting: Six People Killed at Saudi Education Office
Six people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire at an education department office in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan province, officials have...
Israeli Griffon Vulture Cleared of Spying in Lebanon
The Israeli vulture detained in Lebanon on suspicion of spying for Israel has been returned home after UN peacekeepers intervened. The huge vulture, which has...
Shimon Peres Taken to Hospital after Suffering Chest Pain
Israel’s ex-President Shimon Peres has been taken to hospital after suffering chest pains, 10 days after he had a small heart attack. Shimon Peres, 92,...
St Elijah: Iraq’s Oldest Christian Monastery Destroyed by ISIS
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS, satellite images confirmed. St. Elijah's monastery, or Dair Mar Elia, stood on a hill...
Iran Sanctions Lifted after Complying with Nuclear Deal Obligations
The economic sanctions on Iran have been lifted after the country’s compliance with obligations under its nuclear agreement with world powers was certified. The EU...
Jason Rezaian: Washington Post Reporter and Three US Prisoners Released in Iran
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-American prisoners have been released in Iran as it anticipates the lifting of international sanctions. Jason Rezaian,...
Iran Releases US Navy Sailors Held in Persian Gulf
Ten US Navy sailors held in Iran on January 12 for entering its territorial waters have been released on January 13. The US expressed its...
Samar Badawi: Saudi Activist Waleed Abu al-Khair’s Wife Arrested
Samar Badawi, the wife of jailed prominent Saudi human rights campaigner Waleed Abu al-Khair, has been arrested, activists say. She was detained for allegedly managing...
Baghdad Attack: Gunmen Kill at Least 17 at Al-Jawhara Shopping Center
At least 17 people have been killed in an attack on a shopping center in Baghdad, during which people were taken hostage. About 20 gunmen...
Israel: Two Palestinian Attackers Shot Dead in West Bank
Two Palestinian attackers have been shot dead by Israeli forces after attempting to stab them at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the...
Egypt Hotel Attack: At Least Two Tourists Injured at Bell Vista Hotel
Two foreign tourists have been injured in an attack at Bella Vista hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Egyptian state TV says...
Eitam Lachover: Israeli TV Reporter Stabbed While Testing Protective Vest
Israeli journalist Eitam Lachover has been stabbed accidentally while demonstrating a protective vest for a TV report. The Israel’s Channel 1 reporter was asked to...
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution: Kuwait Recalls Its Ambassador to Iran
Kuwait has recalled its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia deepens. Saudi...
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution: Saudi Arabia Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia has decided to break off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the execution of Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr...
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