Middle East News

Yemen16 Jul 2019 14:45 GMT

Mwatana urges UN Human Rights Council to create a commission of inquiry to bring all perpetrators to justice.

Middle East16 Jul 2019 13:00 GMT

Social media platforms were essential in the Arab Spring, but governments soon learned how to counter dissent online.

Middle East16 Jul 2019 12:54 GMT

Kuwait has forcibly returned the eight men claiming they were a 'terrorist' cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Middle East16 Jul 2019 11:25 GMT

Nassar Taqatqa, 31, has been found dead in his cell in Israel's Nitzan prison weeks after his arrest.

AJ IMPACT16 Jul 2019 08:28 GMT

Statement by foreign ministry comes after EU takes punitive steps against Ankara's activities in Eastern Mediterranean.

Yemen16 Jul 2019 05:56 GMT

Under Stockholm truce, Houthi rebel and government representatives are tasked with withdrawing forces from key city.

Jamal Khashoggi16 Jul 2019 05:00 GMT

The bill, which would sanction officials involved in Khashoggi murder, still needs approval of the Senate.

Middle East16 Jul 2019 03:46 GMT

The French president worried for Fariba Adelkhah at a time Paris and Tehran are in crisis talks to save nuclear deal.

Turkey15 Jul 2019 20:23 GMT

President says S-400s will be ready in April 2020, making Turkey the first NATO nation with Russian missile system.

Iran15 Jul 2019 20:22 GMT

US accuses Iran's foreign minister of using American freedoms 'to spread malign propaganda' as tensions surge.

Social media15 Jul 2019 18:44 GMT

Twitter in the Middle East changed from a tool for transparency to a platform overrun by bots and propaganda.

Middle East15 Jul 2019 15:49 GMT

Police officer freed from house arrest two weeks after 19-year-old Solomon Teka was shot, causing nationwide protests.

Football14 Jul 2019 21:16 GMT

Algeria edge past Nigeria after stoppage-time goal to seal a place in the final where they will take on Senegal.