The US is dangerously close to being pulled into a Middle East war
A US navy ship intercepts missiles launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Two American bases in Syria come under fire. In Iraq, drones and rockets fired at US forces.
2023-10-20 19:53
The last remaining exit from Gaza is through Egypt. Here's why Cairo is reluctant to open it
Egypt is pressured to act as Gaza gets pummeled by Israeli airstrikes after last weekend's brutal attack on Israel by Hamas.
2023-10-15 23:59
Israel is at war with Hamas. Here's what to know
Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday.
2023-10-11 08:54
Israel is going to war with Hamas. Here's what to know about the group and its strategy
The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say.
2023-10-10 01:48
'Voice of oppressed people:' Rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaks out for Iranian women from prison
Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home. She made him and his twin sister, Kiana, eggs for breakfast, told them to study hard, said goodbye and sent them to school. When they returned, she was gone. They were eight.
2023-10-07 09:24
Turkish film festival canceled amid 'censorship' controversy
One of Turkey's most prestigious film festivals was canceled Friday after a political documentary provoked the ire of the government.
2023-10-03 04:54
Biden's Gulf allies want an 'ironclad' security pact with the US. Here's what it may look like
Two of the United States' closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize their military relationship with a wide-ranging agreement as Washington becomes uneasy about China's growing role in the Middle East.
2023-10-02 23:21
The videos ISIS didn't want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
Previously unseen videos from security cameras in a children's hospital in Aleppo that was taken over by ISIS for use as a headquarters give
2023-09-06 09:17
Putin and Erdogan meet to discuss grain deal amid 'shifting power balance'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met on Monday in Russia's southern coastal city of Sochi amid efforts to bring Moscow back into the critical Black Sea grain deal that was abandoned by Putin in July.
2023-09-04 23:24
Iran rounds up activists and relatives of killed protesters ahead of Mahsa Amini anniversary
Iran is moving to head off a possible repeat of unrest ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, arresting women's rights activists and family members of people killed during last year's nationwide protests, local and international human rights groups said Wednesday.
2023-08-24 00:47
Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo, a new report released by a human rights group to coincide with the anniversary of the massacre has claimed that authorities debated but ultimately rejected potentially less lethal options to break up the demonstration.
2023-08-18 16:49
In the shadow of US-China rivalry, Arab allies tread delicate ground
As oil-rich Gulf states seek to diversify their military partnerships, they are finding themselves ensnared in the intensifying rivalry for global dominance between the United States and China.
2023-08-14 20:17