Keep working on 2-state Mideast solution: Angela Merkel
World
February 26, 2017
Keep working on 2-state Mideast solution: Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing the need to work for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after President…
3 dead in Gaza-Egypt smuggling tunnel: Palestinians
Egypt
February 26, 2017
3 dead in Gaza-Egypt smuggling tunnel: Palestinians
Palestinian authorities say three workers have died after inhaling toxic gas in a smuggling tunnel beneath Gaza's border with Egypt.The…
Turkey military allows Islamic headscarves for officers
Middle East
February 23, 2017
Turkey military allows Islamic headscarves for officers
Turkey's military has changed its regulations to allow female officers to wear headscarves while on duty, defense officials said Wednesday,…
Playtime and escape for Syrian children in Lebanon gyms
Life & Style
February 23, 2017
Playtime and escape for Syrian children in Lebanon gyms
Every Sunday, the gymnasium along Beirut's airport highway echoes with the shouting and laughter of dozens of Syrian children enjoying…
Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority
Middle East
February 22, 2017
Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority
A new report by a Syria conflict monitoring group accuses the government of depopulating Sunni-majority areas in Syria's third largest…
Eurozone economy seen running at near 6-year high
Business
February 21, 2017
Eurozone economy seen running at near 6-year high
Economic growth in the 19-country eurozone accelerated in February to reach the strongest pace in nearly six years, a closely…
Israeli soldier gets 18 months for ‘fatal shooting’ of wounded Palestinian
Middle East
February 21, 2017
Israeli soldier gets 18 months for ‘fatal shooting’ of wounded Palestinian
An Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting last year of…
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Middle East
February 21, 2017
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea,…
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
World
February 21, 2017
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
Thousands of demonstrators turned out Monday across the US to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not…