Middle East

Clashes as Israel evicts wildcat settlers

by Joe Dyke with Laurent Lozano in Jerusalem Agence France-Presse AMONA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Israeli police clashed Wednesday with…

Kuwait executions part of ‘alarming trend’ in Middle East: HRW

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Human Rights Watch criticized Kuwait on Thursday for ending a moratorium on executions by hanging…

Israel plans 2,500 settler homes in post-Trump expansion

by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Israel has approved 2,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank,…

Cold and angry, Gazans challenge Hamas over electricity

by Sakher Abou El Oun Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Crippling shortages of electricity in Gaza and…

Iran mourns ‘sheikh of moderation’ Rafsanjani

by Ali Noorani Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - Iran began three days of mourning Monday after the death of…

UN warns of war crime as Damascus water crisis grows

by Layal Abou Rahal with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - The United Nations warned Thursday…

Two killed in new Turkey attack as Istanbul gunman hunted

by Raziye Akkoc with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) - A car bombing rocked the Turkish…

Fighting puts Syria peace negotiations at risk

by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse BEIRUt, Lebanon (AFP) - A dozen Syrian rebel factions have suspended talks on new peace…

Turkey makes more arrests in hunt for Istanbul attacker

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday intensified efforts to identify a suspected jihadist…

Syria truce holding despite isolated violence

by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - A fragile calm was holding across Syria on Friday after…

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