Egypt says its forces kill 4 militants in Sinai
Egypt says security forces have killed 4 militants in the restive northern part of Sinai Peninsula. ...
Syria war: Abdel Basset al-Sarout dies after Hama clashes
A Syrian footballer who became a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad has died of wounds sustained in clashes in the north-west. ...
Tensions in Middle East : US ٍSays Military presence in Gulf leads Iran to ‘step back’
Iran took a “step back to recalculate” an apparent attack against US forces in the region after America bolstered its deterrent in the Arabian Gulf, according to the US’ top military commander for operations in the Middle East. ...
Sudan crisis: Official admits to 46 protest deaths
A Sudanese official has denied that at least 100 people were killed by a paramilitary unit during protests, saying that the number was at most 46. ...
Sudan crisis: Security forces condemned for violence against protesters
Sudan's military have been condemned for their violent attack on protesters in the capital, Khartoum, which reportedly left at least 30 dead. ...
Hopes dim further on US Middle East plan
Already low hopes for a US peace plan in the Middle East dimmed further Monday as President Donald Trump acknowledged widespread doubts and his son-in-law Jared Kushner suggested Palestinians weren't ready to govern themselves. ...
Death toll from Syria car bombing rises to 21
The death from Sunday’s car bombing in northwestern Syria has risen to 21, the White Helmets civil-defence agency said Monday, reports Said. ...
Tensions in Middle East : US would talk with Iran 'with no preconditions'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pahm-PAY'-oh) says the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran "with no preconditions," but he says the United States will continue its campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic. ...
Algerian council scraps July 4 presidential election
Algeria’s constitutional council scrapped a presidential election planned for July 4 citing a lack of candidates, prolonging a period of political transition and risking more anger from protesters, Reuters reports. ...
11 wounded in Sudan by gunfire near sit-in
At least 11 people were wounded by gunfire near a protest sit-in in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday, Reuters reported an opposition doctors’ committee as saying. ...
Raqqa suicide car-bomb attack kills 10 in northern Syria
Ten people were killed and 20 wounded on Saturday in a suicide car-bomb attack in Raqqa, a former stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) group in north Syria, a rights watchdog said. ...
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At least four killed after six blasts strike Iraq's Kirkuk
Meanwhile, Daesh set fire to farmland overnight in a village in Iraq’s Kirkuk province killing one person and wounding seven others, police said on Thursday. ...
4 Daesh-linked suspects arrested in southern Turkey
Four people were arrested in the southern Turkish province of Adana over their suspected links to Daesh terror group, security sources said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. ...
Tankers almost certainly damaged by Iranian naval mines, US says
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said "naval mines almost certainly from Iran" were to blame for the damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. ...
UN says humanitarian law needs to be respected in Idlib
The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday that humanitarian law should be respected while combating terrorism in Syria’s Idlib province and there is international support for a ceasefire agreement, Sources reports. ...
Trump envoys Kushner, Greenblatt in Middle East to seek support for peace plan
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a U.S. delegation to the Middle East this week seeking support for a late June workshop aimed at helping the Palestinians, a White House official said on Tuesday. ...
Iraq sentences France citizen to death on terror charges
An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced a French citizen to death for belonging to Daesh. ...
US sanctions policy threatens Middle East security: Iran deputy foreign minister
Washington’s sanctions policy threatens the security of the Middle East, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday, according to a statement on the ministry’s website. ...