Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Britain's Lewis Hamilton has celebrated his fifth Formula One world championship after a Mexican Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the second year in a
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World
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Daesh has ousted a US-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces from its holdout in eastern Syria, killing dozens of fighters, a monitoring group said Sunday.A Syrian
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Middle East
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria's frail 81-year-old president who has been in power since 1999, will stand for a fifth consecutive term in elections next year, according to the head of
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Middle East
On October 26, Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and replaced him with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. This sudden challenge to Sri Lanka's regime blindsided some political observers
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Middle East
It was only last week when US President Donald Trump for the first time hinted at the possible involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known
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Middle East
DAHUK, Iraq: The 26-year-old Yazidi mother faces a heartbreaking choice.Her family is preparing to emigrate from Iraq to Australia and start a new life after the suffering Daesh
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Middle East
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian has died two days after suffering gunshot wounds in clashes on the Israel-Gaza border, the health ministry in the enclave said Sunday.The
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Middle East
DAMASCUS: Syria reopened a wing of the capital’s famed antiquities museum on Sunday after six years of closure to protect its exhibits and visitors from rebel rocket fire
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Middle East
The Muslim-American community has raised tens of thousands of dollars in a crowdfunding effort to help the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left at least 11
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Middle East
One person has been killed and two others wounded in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, when the bodyguard of a cabinet minister under ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe opened
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Middle East
Georgians voted in presidential elections on Sunday, with two former foreign ministers as the frontrunners for the largely ceremonial office. French-born Salome Zurabishvili and anti-corruption Grigol Vashadze have
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World
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN)Brazilians on Sunday will elect the country's next president amid one of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in its history. As polls opened
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Middle East
Some fishermen in Kenya have hung up their nets - and are instead trying to conserve marine life. Now known as "reef rangers", they have been trained to
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Middle East
An Indonesian city is facing a public health crisis - exactly a month after being devastated by an earthquake, followed by a tsunami. Torrential rain now threatens to
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Middle East
Many South Sudanese living in Sudan are being forced to live on the margins as they have no way to prove their identity. That's because they were there
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World
(CNN) — Nothing beats Tokyo for bright lights and busy nights. But when it comes to natural beauty in Japan, it's hard to top Tohoku. Located at the
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Middle East
ISTANBUL: The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Saturday called for a political solution to Syria’s devastating seven-year civil war and a lasting cease-fire in the
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: As Jerusalem voters go to the polls Tuesday for municipal elections, Palestinians are debating not which candidate to back — but whether to cast their ballots at
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Middle East
Edward Rigor, a 29-year-old Filipino, was travelling in a minibus with several other tourists in Armenia. They had spent the morning visiting ancient monasteries. It was spring, the
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Middle East
Brazil will likely elect on Sunday a far-right nationalist president with a history of homophobic, misogynistic and racist remarks, but one who has flourished as the country has been
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Middle East
Palu, Indonesia - The tsunami that hit Palu last month swept Muhammad Afif's brother from inside their coastal home. Muhammad spent a day looking for his sibling. But
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Middle East
MANAMA: If anyone understands the consequences of Iranian involvement in Middle East affairs, David Petraeus does. Before becoming director of the CIA in 2011, Petraeus was a four-star
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Middle East
MANAMA: If anyone understands the consequences of Iranian involvement in Middle East affairs, David Petraeus does. Before becoming director of the CIA in 2011, Petraeus was a four-star
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Middle East
AMMAN: A teacher has described the moment a flash flood engulfed a school trip near the Dead Sea in Jordan and swept 21 people, mainly children, to their
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia is under mounting pressure to explain exactly what happened at its consulate in Istanbul when Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi - a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed
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Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu has made the first official visit to Oman by an Israeli leader in 24 years. The visit comes three days after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited
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