All Middle East
Marxist attacks in Turkey: why rights activists fear falloutTwo attacks in two days attributed to a Marxist group listed as terrorist by Turkey and the US could play into Erdogan's efforts to clamp down on dissent, activists say.
Houthi rebels capture central Aden district in YemenThe southern port city has been the last major holdout of fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Is Turkey still a 鈥榡ihadist highway鈥� to Syria 鈥� or is that a bum rap?Under pressure from the West, Turkey is reinforcing its long border with Syria, tightening security at its gates, and trumpeting its arrests of foreign jihadists.- Al Qaeda frees 300 inmates from Yemeni jail, officials sayThe attack on the jail early Thursday took place in the coastal city of al-Mukalla.
Islamic State captures most of Palestinian refugee camp in Syria's capitalIslamic State fighters, who control large swaths of territory in northern Syria, entered the Yarmouk聽camp聽in Damascus on Wednesday marking the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into the capital.
Turkey vows to track down all involved in deadly courthouse attackMehmet Selim Kiraz, a prosecutor, was taken hostage Tuesday in the attack and later died as a result of injuries during a shootout between the kidnappers and police.- Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit from ISIS todayThe battle for Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, is seen as a key step toward driving the ISIS militants out of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, that is farther north.
US cites national security in resumed weapons flow to EgyptThe decision means Egypt will remain the second-largest recipient of US foreign military financing worldwide.
Nearly $4 billion pledged for Syria, according to UNTuesday's international donor meeting was attended by nearly 80 governments and dozens of aid agencies, with the United States promising $507 million.
Iraqi PM says troops have reached Tikrit's center battling ISThe Islamic State group seized the Sunni city last summer during its lightning advance across northern and western Iraq.- Over 35 dead after IS attacks Syrian town, monitoring group saysSyrian state television put the number killed at 44 and said 21 others had been wounded in the attack on Mabouja.
Yemeni ports blockaded while coalition airstrikes target Houthi rebelsThe airstrikes have targeted at least nine of Yemen's 21 provinces and have prevented the Houthis from reaching Aden, the former capital of the once-independent south.
Shaken by Yemen, Lebanon works to keep its balanceIran and Saudi Arabia, the regional powers facing off in Yemen, also support the two main political factions in Lebanon. So far, the rival blocs remain committed to dialogue.
Former Israeli PM Olmert convicted in corruption caseEhud Olmert has claimed he was on the brink of a historic agreement with the Palestinians when he was forced to resign in early 2009 amid corruption allegations.
FocusGaza in ruins: why money, cement, and leadership are scarceMore than half a year after a devastating conflict in Gaza, large sections of the Palestinian territory show little sign of a rebuilding effort, leaving tensions to build toward another war.
Cover StoryHow big a threat are the world's jihadi groups?Sophisticated and lethal, growing in number, Islamic State and other extremist groups won't become a global force. Here's why.
Ahead of nuclear deadline, Iran and US grope for trustBut trust isn't the only thing lacking as the latest round of Iran nuclear negotiations head into the home stretch.
Israel unfreezes Palestinian tax revenues under US pressure to ease tensionsIsrael withheld the tax transfers it collects for the cash-strapped government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after he applied to join the International Criminal Court 鈥撀燼 move potentially paving the way for a war crimes investigation of Israel.
Amid Gaza rubble, new center offers kids art, storytelling, and hopeIn a Gaza City neighborhood that saw some of the fiercest fighting in last summer's war, a children's center teaches free thinking, life skills, and ethics.
Iran brain drain in reverse? Why some young professionals are going home.For years, Iran's academic elite has headed for the exits. But some foreign-trained youth are returning, hoping President Rouhani can revive the economy.
