- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu races to assemble a coalition government ahead of Wednesday's post-election deadline.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastObama, Biden tell Kurdish leader US stands by unified Iraq, praise Kurdish effort against IS
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstYemen rebels shell Saudi town, prompting warning http://bit.ly/1E5doob
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalA source said that fighters from Lebanese Hezbollah movement repelled the second attack in the week of the Nusra Front militants along the border with Syria, killing 16 extremists.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastThe convoluted system of receiving power from Israel and calculating the costs has helped generate a debt of $430 million.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaFollowing recent gains in the north of the country, Syrian rebels and their allies are preparing for a new offensive further south against President Bashar al-Assad’s ally Hezbollah, the Lebanese radical Shi'ite movement, for control of ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastAt least 32 people have been killed in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden while trying to flee heavy fighting in a boat, medics say.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined One of the largest hospitals in east Aleppo was forced to shut down after being stuck by Syrian army bombings
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianThe best way to moderate Iran’s regional meddling and make a nuclear agreement stick is to recognise its legitimate security concerns On the brink of a nuclear deal with world powers by the end of June that will also herald a new opening...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastIsrael accuses Palestinians of politicizing football by calling for its suspension from FIFA
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaLauryn Hill is canceling a planned performance in Tel Aviv because she wasn't able to also schedule a concert in the nearby Palestinian city of Ramallah. The singer-songwriter said in a statement Monday that she originally intended to ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalSaudi Arabian Airlines has cancelled flights to the city of Najran located on the border with Yemen which had been shelled by unidentified forces.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastThe department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $7 million for information leading to the whereabouts of four Islamic State leaders.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstIran's Rouhani denounces boasting over arms deals http://bit.ly/1Jozdme
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastUS president set to host six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalNoam Chayut is the co-founder of the NGO ‘Breaking the Silence’. He spoke to Sputnik Radio regarding a recent report published by the NGO, in which the Israeli military commanders ordered to shoot at civilians and destroy infrastructure ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinst"Saudi Arabia’s Return to Traditional Yemen Policy" by Roby Barrett http://bit.ly/1PlWx5A
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East News: News and Headlines from Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon & More - The Washington PostYemeni rebels attacked a Saudi border town Tuesday with rockets and mortars, causing civilian casualties and reportedly capturing several Saudi soldiers. In response to the attack by Shiite Houthi rebels on Najran, a Saudi town about 150...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaWith the clock ticking, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raced to put together a governing coalition Tuesday or face the prospect of being forced out of office by a former ally. Netanyahu's Likud Party won March 17 elections, em...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstIraq sends troops to key refinery amid heavy clashes with ISIS http://bit.ly/1KJOFdw
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastNepal's earthquake highlights exodus of young people from poor villages
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East0 The UN's peace envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has announced the start of new consultations in Geneva with regional and domestic players. He hopes the initiative can revive the stalled dialogue on the conflict. The announcement in...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaYemen's rebels fired rockets and mortars into Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, killing at least two civilians and reportedly capturing five soldiers in an attack that shows the insurgents' ability to launch assaults despite weeks of Saudi-led ai...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaThe European Union said Tuesday that nuclear talks between six world powers and Iran would resume next week in Vienna. Officials said EU and Iranian negotiators would meet May 12. Officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia a...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastThe senator’s push for an amendment on legislation giving Congress a voice in any nuclear deal with Iran appeared to be a transparent effort to undermine the whole bill.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastThe US government offers rewards totalling $20m for information on what it says are four leaders of the Islamic State militant group.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalAt least 115 enlisted military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been convicted since 2005 for committing theft, bribery, and contract rigging crimes which have totalled more than $52 million in damages.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastTwo Iraqi officials said Tuesday they have no information that supports a story that floated over the weekend that ISIS militants had slaughtered at least 200 -- and perhaps as many as 300 -- Yazidis near Mosul on Friday.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Tens of thousands of African immigrants are illegally residing in Algeria, as the government fears involvement within militant networks
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastRebels in Yemen struck a border town in Saudi Arabia with mortar and rocket fire on Tuesday, damaging buildings and leading the national airline to cancel flights to the area.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EASTThe United States ratcheted up pressure on the leaders of the Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday, adding four names to those targeted by multi-million-dollar bounties.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastSenate sets up test vote for Thursday on legislation giving Congress vote on any Iran deal
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalA US warship and military planes almost collided with the Iranian Navy while patrolling waters in the Gulf of Aden.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastThe request came a day after Amir Hekmati, who has been incarcerated more than three and a half years, resumed a hunger strike.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastBrushing aside attempts by two fellow Republicans senators to add controversial changes to the Iran nuclear bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved Tuesday to cut off debate on the bill prematurely in order to prevent votes on...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastSaudi king fires chief of protocol after he is caught on camera slapping a photographer
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Judges in France examining the cause of the Palestinian icon's death have reached a conclusion and have sent their findings to a prosecutor
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedWith tear gas and stun grenades, the main square of Tel Aviv looked like a war zone. But the 'enemies' were Israeli-Ethiopians protesting against discrimination
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinstAfghan poppy farmers say new seeds will boost opium output http://bit.ly/1PlVVwY
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East newsBashar al-Assad's forces increasingly using barrel bombs and other explosives on Syrian civilians in defiance of UN resolution, Amnesty report finds
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianPrime minister seeks backing of far-right Jewish Home party after Avigdor Lieberman’s shock resignation plunges coalition talks into crisis Binyamin Netanyahu is still struggling to put together a new rightwing coalition government in Is...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of IndiaSaudi Arabia’s King Salman has sacked one of his most senior aides after he appeared to slap a journalist standing behind the king live on TV.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianWe asked our readers to share photographs on the theme of ‘money’ - whether it’s people trading goods on the black market or a family hiding cash under a mattress. See the winning pictures here or see all the entries on the GuardianWitne...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastConflict and violence around the world have displaced a record 38 million people within their own countries, a new report says.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Twitter Search / middleeastinst#Egypt's Deregulated Property Market: A Crisis of Affordability | New piece by @YahiaShawkat http://bit.ly/1ciebeJ
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastAP Interview: Emirates boss vows to push ahead with global expansion, eyes further US routes
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastFresh fighting around Najran comes after a nearly six-week Saudi-led air campaign against Houthi rebels. Aid agencies urge a halt to bombing Yemen's airports so humanitarian supplies can be delivered.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondSystem is likely to be used for the Shavit rocket that Israel uses to launch satellites into sp...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Tuesday denied a false allegation made against it by former head of the Israeli army over an alleged incident which occurred during the 2014 summer Israeli aggression on Gaza.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the RegionSpokesman warns investigation is still underway, says jihadists claim responsibility for propaganda points
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Haaretz.com headlines RSSThe intersection between faith, sexuality and ideology is fraught, to say the least.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastSaudi-led bombing of Yemen's airports is obstructing aid deliveries aimed at easing a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the impoverished country, international relief agencies have warned. The International Committee of the Red Cr...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldAfter failing for years to win a single order for the Dassault-built Rafale fighter jet, France has scored a string of multibillion-euro wins in recent weeks and is on a quest for more.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from ynet - NewsFollowing Islamic State attack in Tunis that left 22 dead, barriers and checkpoints erected in area of age-old Ghriba synagogue ahead of Lag B'omer pilgrimage.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondYehuda Glick had previously been banned from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Palestine Chronicle
By Ramzy Baroud In November 1993, I was on a mission. At the age of 21, I wanted to change the world, starting with Birzeit University, the second-largest Palestinian university in the West Bank, situated near Ramallah, in the heart of t... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Palestine ChronicleAs the US Senate continues to debate a bill that would allow it to weigh in on a possible nuclear deal with Iran, Republican leaders appear ready to vote on a proposal that will not require Tehran to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, a...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East10,000 troops take part in major military exercise, including special forces - half of them from the United States.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastYemen's exiled president wants talks between his country's rival political forces to begin in the Saudi capital on May 17, Qatar's foreign minister said after a regional summit on Tuesday. This is the first time a date has been mentioned...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsNoting major film projects by Natalie Portman and Richard Gere in capital, Barkat says it’s time to make city a global production destination.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Bethlehem/ The Israeli occupation Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a final decision to demolish and displace the people of Atir-Umm Al- Hieran-, a Palestinian village that remains unrecognized in the Israeli-occupied Negev desert.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondIS claims Texas attack via official radio station, first in US
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN / Ramallah/ The European Union and the Netherlands are making today a contribution of approximately €16.1 million for the payment of April salaries and pensions of around 68,000 Palestinian civil servants and pensioners in the West B...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldNegotiations seeking a definitive accord on Iran's nuclear program will resume on May 12 in Vienna, the European Union said Tuesday. EU negotiator Helga Schmid and her Iranian counterparts Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi "will re...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondTime is running out for PM Netanyahu who has less than 48 hours to form latest Israeli governme...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThe Palestinian Football Association’s proposal for the suspension of Israel will be on the agenda in FIFA’s annual Congress in Zurich on May 29.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldA French mayor backed by the far-right National Front was accused of racism on Tuesday after using the names of school children in his town to decide how many were Muslim. Under France's strict secularism laws, the government does not k...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastIranian navy confronted US vessel and several aircraft, causing them to 'rapidly' change direction, off the coast of Yemen.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastPakistan's Coast Guards said they seized on Tuesday three tonnes of hashish bound for the Middle East where its estimated street value would have been $50 million, in one of their biggest drug hauls. The naval force carried out the raid ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldJapan launched a major push at the United Nations on Tuesday to rally support for its drive to settle lingering questions over the decades-old abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. Japan's minister responsible for the abductio...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastIran's president denounced western countries for taking pride in arms sales Tuesday, after France signed a warplanes deal with Qatar, saying weapons agreements add to Middle East instability. Although he did not name France, Hassan Rouha...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastHezbollah takes key village from Nusra Front; Saudis shut down airport near border with Yemen after shelling, rebels claim to 'capture 5 Saudi soldiers.'
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JerusalemOnline.com RSS FeedOsnat Turnech, who was verbally attacked by a college lecturer for being of Ethiopian descent, speaks about the humiliating incident. The racist lecturer has refused to apologize for her harsh words....
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East600 Al Qaeda terrorists flee Yemen war for former stronghold of Somalia, while Kerry offers aid without specifying details.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from ynet - NewsAnalysis: Israel has a new defense policy on the Golan Heights, where Islamist groups are taking hold and Hezbollah divides its time between fighting them and fighting Israel.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsBesieged Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank's http://www.imemc.org/newswire?search_text=jordan+valley...3E%3E have called on the international community to immediately intervene to halt Israeli military training in the are...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldFed up with bawdy remarks and wandering hands, dozens of female French journalists have signed a petition published Tuesday denouncing sexism from male politicians. "Get your paws off me!" read the front page of the Liberation newspaper...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsPalestinian detainee Khader Adnan, 37 years of age, declared an open-ended hunger strike, protesting his continued imprisonment by Israel, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JPost.com - Arab Israeli ConflictVillage home to 340 Palestinians in southern Hebron Hills is located on land for which villagers claim ownership, but they lack proper permits to build structures, even temporary ones.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN / Bethlehem/ Public transport company in Denmark causes heavy media dispute by taking down ad urging consumers to boycott Israeli settlement products.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from ynet - News'Now I'm a soldier in uniform,' says 22-year-old Tsofit Zendani, who, together with Mor Masud, fought for her right to serve.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondHuckabee, a staunch supporter of Israel, urges a tough stance radical jihadist movements in the...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the RegionFour more names added to list of jihadist commanders with multi-million-dollar rewards on their heads
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsA number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked, late on Tuesday at night, a Palestinian man from Hebron, as he was near Sorra village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli soldiers, accompanied by military bulldozers, invaded Wednesday Palestinian agricultural lands in Souba area, in Ethna town, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and uprooted dozens of trees.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelArab theater may lose million shekels a year over play on terrorist who abducted and mutilated IDF soldier Moshe Tamam.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastRepresentatives of the six world powers will join the talks in Vienna three days later, on May 15.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle EastThe United States ratcheted up pressure on the leaders of the Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday, adding four names to those targeted by multi-million-dollar bounties. The IS group has seized a wide stretch of eastern Syria and nort...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelEmbassy 'repulsed' by song in which Amir Benayoun calls Obama a cruel raven following chain of those trying to destroy Israel.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier Wednesday, six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a woman who was leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli extremists storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelLeftists unhappy with the possibility that Prime Minister Netanyahu will appoint MK Ayelet Shaked as Justice Minister.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from JerusalemOnline.com RSS FeedMilitary court extended in five days the arrest of the 2 main suspects in raping the soldier in the Hatzerim IAF base three weeks ago. The soldier, N’, tells Channel 2 News for the first time what happened in the base’s dormitories, and ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastContract from 2001 to run out as Afghan govt. refuses to pay for extension, making the country a de facto no-fly zone.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN / Ramallah/ Today PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met with Italian Consul General Davide La Cecilia at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Times of Israel » Israel InsideFalcons set up home near runway at Ben Gurion airfield; all flights halted as birds removed in interest of safety
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Haaretz.com headlines RSSAs deadline to form coalition looms, last potential partner makes big demand; Likud says it's a bluff.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 17:53 PARIS: National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen disowned his daughter and party leader Marine on Tuesday after she suspended him from the far-right...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeBUCHAREST: A top Nato commander says the alliance will briefly move an allied joint force command headquarters (HQ) to Romania as Nato continues to hone its ability to react to Russia’s moves in Ukraine and other security challenges. US ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaGrim discovery made near the site where 26 other bodies were found just days ago
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBLIN: A former Irish Republican Army (IRA) commander linked to one of the outlawed group’s most notorious killings has been shot to death in Belfast, residents and police said on Tuesday. No group claimed responsibility for shooting Ge...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: Dubai-based Lexicon Reading Centre has announced it will partner with an international expert to host a summer school for children with dyslexia and dysgraphia. The nearly month-long summer school from Aug.8 to Sept.2 will be cond...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaEducated Palestinian youths find few economic opportunities amid frustration over political stagnation, reconstruction
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaOverriding the veto of Gov. Jay Nixon, the Missouri legislature voted to reduce the state's lifetime welfare limit
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Most viewed RSS69% of UAE consumers prefer to buy food, daily essentials in store rather than online. Find out why
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaViolent clashes break out in Skopje after the opposition leader accuses PM of trying to cover up a police killing
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeSHARJAH: In line with the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the committee tasked with settling debts of citizens in the emirate of Sharjah has approved an amo...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishNew tests of Hadron collider could shed light on dark matter, an invisible particle that makes up most of the universe.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeAMMAN: Jordan has kicked off a two-week military exercise with some 10,000 participants from 18 countries, many members of a US-led military coalition against the Daesh, which controls much of neighbouring Iraq and Syria. The kingdom is ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeBEIRUT: One of the main hospitals in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo has been forced to close indefinitely after being targeted by rockets and barrel bombs, a humanitarian group says. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says the private Al Sak...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 12:59 MONROVIA: Former US president Bill Clinton said in an interview that aired Monday he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeTEL AVIV: While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thunders against a looming Iranian nuclear deal, his defence chiefs see a more pressing menace from Tehran’s guerrilla allies. Chief among these is Hizbollah, the Lebanese militia...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaPolice believe gang leaders, many back behind bars, instructed units to kill two officers per neighborhood
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Uploads by AlJazeeraEnglishKing Salman gives Saudi a political makeover - Highlights What is the one thing that our viewers need to know about the Saudi monarchy to better understand it? Our host posed that question to our panel of Saudi experts and they shared th...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 19:02 BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A district in Indonesia’s Aceh has passed legislation banning unmarried men and women from riding together on motorbikes, a...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAuthorities are investigating the taxi-haling app for allegedly allowing private drivers to offer services illegally
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishTwo centuries after it was written, the symphony continues to inspire struggles for freedom and survival.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeGAZA CITY: The ruling Hamas on Tuesday launched a crackdown on radical Salafi groups following a series of unclaimed bombings in the Gaza Strip, arresting dozens of suspects and setting up military-type checkpoints in volatile neighborho...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeJUBA: A South Sudanese opposition leader who has spoken out against both sides in the civil war said on Tuesday that he has been freed from a week of house arrest. Lam Akol said his home in the capital Juba, which is under the control of...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Kuwait Times » Kuwait
KUWAIT: From Tuesday, May 12, drivers will be able to use the left emergency lanes of some roads at certain times. This was announced during a press conference held at the Capital Traffic Department yesterday morning by the Interior Mini... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaCalifornia water regulators have adopted sweeping restrictions on how people, governments and businesses can use water
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeBAGHDAD: Reinforcements are being rushed to the key Beiji refinery in northern Iraq amid heavy fighting with Daesh militants who have been trying to capture the facility for months, Iraqi officials said on Tuesday. But Brig. Gen. Saad Ma...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAn Afghan court issued the sentences in the brutal mob killing of a woman, Farkhunda, in Kabul that shocked the nation
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: A jealous businesswoman knifed her lover to death for refusing to marry her even as he continued spending her money, a jury heard on Tuesday. The Russian woman, IT, 33, found the Palestinian man, MS, asleep and knifed him thrice i...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAn average of 30,000 people fled their homes every day in 2014, a Geneva-based monitoring group found
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 16:59 DELHI: Nitin Gadkari, a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, has recommended urine’s use for healthy growth of plants, media reports...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishBoth batsmen hit centuries as tourists pile up 323 by stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeVIENNA: An Austrian men’s magazine has printed its latest edition using blood from people who are HIV-positive in order to counter the “stigma” often attached to the virus that causes AIDS, its chief editor said on Tuesday. “We wanted to...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeAJMAN: Ajman Police are participating in the international week held under the title “Safety of Children on Roads for Road Safety”. The week’s events started on May 4 and will last until the 10th. Colonel Ali Humaid Al Musaibi, Director ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishThree men and a woman held for possession of explosives and for planning attacks on mosques and leading Muslim figures.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 15:34 BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Tuesday inaugurated a 100 megawatt Chinese-built solar power plant, part of its efforts to battle its ever-...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Most viewed RSSFind out what the law says, which sections he's been booked under and why exactly he has been convicted
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeABU DHABI: The Criminal Court in Abu Dhabi looked into the case of a person who was charged with abusing hashish and smuggling 900 pills of Tramadol for trafficking purposes. The court decided to adjourn the case to May 11. The defendant...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from DT News » LOCALRequest lacked vote majority as MPs withdrew names Muhannad Mansour/ DTNN muhannad@dt.bh Manama MPs have failed to approve the first parliamentary interrogation of a minister in the current legislative term (2014 – 2018) yesterday, as ma...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will patronise a ceremony unveiling the technical details of the UAE’s exploratory mission to Mars on Wednesday. ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 15:18 ROME: Around 40 migrants died when an inflatable boat carrying more than 100 people sank off the coast of Italy, Save the Children quoted survivors...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishAt least 120 people, including 40 aboard a tug boat, are killed as fighting rages on in the port city of Aden.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeTEL AVIV: Israeli authorities have closed an investigation into a policeman who shot dead a young Arab Israeli during an arrest operation in November, the justice ministry says. “The department for investigating the police has decided, a...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeROME: Around 40 migrants died when their inflatable boat sank off the coast of Italy, which on Tuesday renewed an appeal to the EU for help in managing a relentless wave of arrivals. Survivors of the tragedy reported 137 people were on t...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaPlan targets 'Obamacare', eliminates deficits by 2014; Democrats blast it for shredding safety net
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Middle-EastTue, 2015-05-05 15:14 AMMAN: Jordan has kicked off a two-week military exercise with some 10,000 participants from 18 countries, many members of a US-led military...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyThen, Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council and Foreign Minister of Qatar responded to reporters' questions. In response to a question about the national dialogue among the Yemeni parties, that was called for by the Yemeni pr...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldTue, 2015-05-05 17:25 CAIRO: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, that was exhibiting cartoon...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishAn insight into the glamorous world of hijabi fashion and how it reflects social change in Turkey.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe White House approved the first U.S.-Cuba ferry service in decades Cuba as JetBlue announced NYC-Cuba flight
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeCANBERRA: Australia faced growing calls on Tuesday to crack down on the exploitation of migrant labour in farms and factories, after a television investigation claimed foreigners toiled in conditions akin to “slave labour.” Using footage...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest News Articles from Eyeofriyadh.comA Dubai Cares delegation led by Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer of the organization has recently visited Senegal to launch a bilingual educational program, which aims to enhance and scale up the government-driven bilingual educati...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerAssad regime forces use artillery, barrel bombs, mortar strikes and execution in massacres against civilians.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Yemeni tribal forces killed 12 Saudi soldiers in a retaliatory attack at the two countries' border.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe theater of the ancient city of Magarsus, located in the southern province of Adana’s Karataş district, is getting ready to host culture and art events soon
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsAt least 19 people were injured May 5, including 15 police officers and a photographer, when an anti-government protest in Macedonian capital turned violent
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – Head Iran's Nuclear Fusion Research Center reiterated here on Tuesday that the nuclear fusion science has been made indigenous in Iran today and achieving any objective in the field is possible now.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe last paragraph of the 101th article of the constitution titled “Qualifications and Impartiality” says: “If the President-elect is a member of a party, his/her relationship with his party shall be severed… ”
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsItaly on May 5 renewed its appeal to the EU for help in managing a relentless wave of migrant arrivals, after around 40 migrants died when their inflatable boat sank off the coast
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosAthens expects no deal with its international creditors The Greek finance minister says Athens expects no deal with its international creditors at their meeting in Brussels on Monday. Yanis Varoufakis said the upcoming talks would be a s...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA -- Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Riyadh Hossein Sadeqi here on Tuesday underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports a political solution to the crisis in Yemen.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey’s economic growth will accelerate to well above 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2015 and a 4 percent growth target this year remains attainable, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci told Reuters in an interview late on May 5
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsUS President Obama met the head of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region at the White House on May 5, courting a vital ally on the frontline of the fight against Islamic militants
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Syrian Arab News Agency
Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday attended a ceremony organized by the Martyrs’ Sons and Daughters Schools Establishment to honor the children of martyrs who followed in their fathers’ footsteps and join... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Takfiri rival groups continued their infighting in Southern Syria, and the Al-Nusra Front seized ISIL's strategic base in Quneitra countryside.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerBill gives intelligence agencies power to have real-time access to connection data, email content, key log-ins and phone or mobile geo-location data without seeking permission from judge.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsUS investigators probed the background of two slain gunmen May 5 after ISIL claimed it had ordered an attack targeting an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Syria Deeply ArticlesTo give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) filed an official complaint to Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on May 5, claiming that President Tayyip Erdoğan has been taking sides on behalf of the ruling Justice and D...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned the Western states, specially the US, to avoid hypocrisy and remain loyal to their promises and undertakings agreed during the talks with Tehran, adding that Iran will ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldThe United States has put in a request to the UN to investigate who is behind the chemical attacks in Syria, paving the way for the UNSC to punish those responsible.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister and chief negotiator in talks with the world powers Seyed Abbas Araqchi underlined that Iran is looking for a good agreement and not any kind of deal.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future nuclear accord between Iran and six major powers must be robust, verifiable and no threat to Tehran's neighbors, the two countries said ahead of a summit in Riyadh on ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet in the French Alps may have "rehearsed" steering the plane into a rapid descent on an earlier flight, German daily Bild reported May 6
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – A delegation of Iranian lawmakers left Tehran for Brussels on Tuesday to visit the European Parliament (EP) and hold meetings with its officials.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldDetails of American investigations firm Kroll leaked to the press found that Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) issued $600 million in loans to companies backed by Russian banks.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Supreme Leader's Representative at the IRGC Quds Force, Ali Shirazi, underlined that the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group will receive a fatal blow in Iraq and Syria soon.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Syrian Arab News AgencyDamascus, SANA Temperatures continue to rise to become higher than average from 3 to 5 degrees from this time of the year as the country is being affected by a low air pressure in all layers of the atmosphere accompanied with nort...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Syrian Arab News AgencyDamascus, SANA – The Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that the Narcotics Directorate arrested six drug pushers in Damascus and its countryside. The Ministry said that the Directorate confiscated 4kg of hashish, 5,000 Captagon (fenethy...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani renewed Tehran's support for a political solution to the crisis in Yemen.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsIt has been more than five months since Turkey and Russia announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to build a new pipeline called the Turkish Stream
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RudawPeshmerga intelligence leads to strikes that inflict unknown number of casualties
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler'Italy should issue an apology and compensate Ethiopia for all of its war crimes, in particular for the chemical attack against Ethiopians,' Daniel Jote Mesfin, head of the Ethiopian Patriots' Association, told The AA.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldA guide has been released by the UN to help people affected by natural emergencies.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irGorgan prov, May 5, IRNA – Saeed Jajili, the previous Iranian chief nuclear negotiator, said Tuesday that what has been published in the Western fact sheet indicates their excessive demands.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Vice-Chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts - a clerical vetting body tasked with selecting the country's Supreme Leader and monitoring his performance - urged the Iraqi nation to keep a watchful eye on the enemies plots to...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Rudaw
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 5, IRNA – Journalists from Germany’s biggest television networks were reportedly detained, questioned and not allowed to leave Qatar for days while working on a story about FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Doha’s vexed nominat...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from www.irna.irTehran, May 6, IRNA -- Salih al-Samad, the head of Ansarullah's political council, dismissed Saudi Arabia's allegations that Iran is meddling in Yemen's internal affairs.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerYalcin Akdogan says government initiated 'solution process' with PKK and will continue despite obstacles.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe German government says it has banned a leftist-terrorist newspaper published by Turkey’s outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) and conducted raids across Germany in connection with the ban
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerAn estimated 6,000 to 10,000 children are currently associated with the country’s armed factions, UNICEF spokesman says.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsLarge animal fossils that have been found during salvage excavations in Central Anatolia have drawn interest from international academic circles at congresses
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RudawUS and five nations aiming for deal that puts long-term curbs on Iranian programs
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerState Dept. urges Russia to release Savchenko and all other Ukrainian hostages, as a part of its commitment to Minsk agreements.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsMain opposition leader has said the use of the Quran as an instrument for political purposes was an injustice to the religion of Islam itself, while also expressing deep sorrow over President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s charges against him an...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Jordan Times - Latest News
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldThe German Institute for Human Rights has warned German politicians that active, decisive action against growing racism must be made.
