Section: Middle East
- Bahrain (7)
- Cyprus (453)
- Egypt (1,041)
- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Ukraine confident Russia can’t hold IMF aid ‘hostage’
Ukraine slams Russian refusal to let IMF pay out $17.5 billion rescue plan; Ukraine set to default… …read more Source:...
Army fire kills civilian in east Ukraine
At least one civilian has reportedly been killed and another injured in purported Ukrainian army fire in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. According to the reports, pro-Russia sources in Donetsk made the announcement on Saturday, without specifying what kind of weapon had been used in the fatal incident. “According to initial reports, the...
Rebels say one killed in Donetsk despite truce
KIEV: Ukrainian army fire killed one person and wounded another in the pro-Moscow rebel bastion of Donetsk in the east on Saturday, despite a truce that had held for several weeks, the separatists said. “According to initial reports, the (casualties) are civilians,” the rebels’ news agency said, citing their “defence ministry.” Earlier, the...
‘Army fire kills civilian in east Ukraine’
At least one civilian has reportedly been killed and another injured in purported Ukrainian army fire in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. …read more Source: Iran...
‘Army fire kills civilian in east Ukraine’
At least one person is reportedly killed and another wounded in Ukrainian army fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
How Syria is becoming a test bed for high-tech weapons of electronic warfare
The relationship between Russia and the West is becoming increasingly dangerous with potential flashpoints developing in both eastern Europe and Syria. After repeated incursions into Turkish airspace by Russian warplanes on bombing raids over Syria, NATO’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg warned Moscow that it stands ready to “defend all...
Ukrainian forces and rebels clash despite truce
Pro-Russia rebels say Ukrainian army fire kills one person and wounds another in their stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source: AL...
Saudi Arabia’s last best chance may be an alliance with Israel
Given its location, resources and religious significance, Saudi Arabia should have developed into one of the world’s great powers: a Norway in the Middle East, perhaps, or a South Korea on the Arabian Peninsula. At the very least, someone at the top should’ve realized the good times wouldn’t last—eventually the oil would run...
‘Wrong time’ for long-awaited Russia-Japan peace treaty talks: US
It’s not the time for business as usual with Russia because of Ukraine and Syria, US State Department spokesman John Kirby claimed, commenting on recent talks on a World War II peace treaty between Moscow and Tokyo. “Again, we still maintain that, broadly speaking, it’s not time for business as usual with Russia on Ukraine,” Kirby...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach deal on Kiev debt to Moscow, talks to continue
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
