All Middle East
Are Russian air strikes targeting hospitals in Syria?Russia has pushed back against complaints that it is targeting medical facilities. Relief workers have been reluctant to share coordinates because of Moscow's backing of the Assad regime.聽
Twin suicide bombings kill at least 37 in Beirut neighborhoodMore than 180 people were injured as the result of the two explosions in a section of the Lebanese capital controlled by Hezbollah.
First LookFighting ISIS: Why the Kurdish battle for Sinjar City mattersKurdish聽peshmerga forces captured a strategic highway near Sinjar, Iraq, early on Thursday.聽Sinjar became聽an early symbol of ISIS brutality against the Yazidis.聽
Saudi succession: Rival princes jockey as global oil slump hits homeKing Salman was reportedly hospitalized last month. Since being crowned earlier this year as ruler of Saudi Arabia, he has shaken up the succession process in the secretive oil-rich kingdom.聽
4 dead, including 2 Americans, in Jordan police shootingA US official said the Americans who were killed and wounded in the attack were part of a State Department police training program.
Why some 海角大神s in northern Iraq are choosing to stand and fight海角大神 militia fighters know that hopes for the future of their community聽鈥� chased out by the Islamic State 鈥� are slim. But they will tell their children, 'We fought.'
80,000 Russians stranded in Egypt after flights groundedPresident Vladimir Putin ordered all flights from Egypt to Russia suspended. Russians will fly home via Turkey, said officials Saturday.
For kin of Syria's 'disappeared,' a trap: You can't not pay to find themThe practice of enforced disappearances has become so entrenched in Syria, Amnesty International says, that it has given rise to a black market exchanging bribes for information.
FocusAre Kurds closer to realizing their dream of an independent state?Kurds are considered the largest ethnic group in the world without a country. The turmoil in Syria and Iraq creates an opportunity to draw closer to that dream.
Erdogan wins big as Turks, amid instability, vote for the familiarThe president's party won enough parliamentary seats Sunday to rule without a coalition, but not enough to change the Constitution to strengthen the presidency.
What caused Egypt crash? Russian airline claims 'external' factorWith investigators still combing through the wreckage of the Metrojet flight, no cause has been ruled out, including mechanical failure or a bomb.
海角大神s ready to leave an Iraqi homeland that 'doesn't love us'At camps for displaced persons in northern Iraq, 海角大神s who fled the Islamic State more than a year ago are preparing to leave their homeland permanently.
Gaza family becomes first to move into rebuilt home after warA Palestinian family is first to return to a rebuilt home in their Gaza Strip neighborhood, offering a glimmer of hope for聽families displaced by聽last year's war between Israel and Hamas.
Egypt: Official says doomed Russian plane was in good shapeAn Egyptian ground service official said the Russian plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday appeared to be in good condition during a pre-flight inspection.聽
New US-backed Syrian rebel alliance launches offensive against ISThe Democratic Forces of Syria was formed earlier this month. It joins together a US-backed Kurdish militia and several Syrian Arab rebel groups.
Why Obama is sending US special forces to Syria, explains KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry says that the US is going after ISIS by deploying special forces in Syria.聽
Egypt: No survivors in Russian aircraft crash in SinaiAn Egyptian official said the pilot had reported technical problems before losing contact.聽All 224 people聽onboard were Russian citizens.
Syria talks: Has Russian intervention made situation more clear?Amid a renewed diplomatic push in Vienna that includes the US, Iran, and European and Middle East powers, deep divisions remain over Syrian President Assad's future.
In Iraq, young artists seek to heal a musical heritage wounded by warAcross the region, music is under siege from religiously inspired bans and the destruction of archives. But in Baghdad, some are trying to preserve Iraq's multicultural maqam.
Europe's refugee crisis: What is Germany actually giving Turkey?Germany has offered Turkey money and a boost for its EU aspirations in return for controls on the flow of refugees into Europe. But the cost could be far higher.
