Middle East News
Palestinian teen killed in clash, wounded Israeli man dies
A 16-year-old Palestinian youth has been killed by Israeli gunfire in a clash in the northern West Bank, while a…
US report: Taliban will likely curtail Afghan women’s rights
A new U.S. intelligence assessment says any gains in women’s rights in Afghanistan made in the last two decades…
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a midnight deadline for putting together a new coalition…
Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election
Syria's state news agency says President Bashar Assad has issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences…
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
A partial list of victims shows that at least 10 boys and teens under the age of 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox…
Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 21
Afghan officials say the death toll in a suicide truck bombing that struck a guest house in eastern Logar province…
Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills nearly 40
An Israeli rescue service says nearly 40 people have been killed in a stampede at a popular religious festival in…
Top Iran diplomat offers regret over leak of frank comments
Iran’s top diplomat has expressed regret that a recording of him making frank remarks about the limits of his power…
Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
As cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for nearly three weeks and shut…
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
A leading Syrian rights group has called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential…
