Middle East

Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded popular restaurant in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, 2013.

Photogallery Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq

Attacks in Baghdad and Basra come amid a spike in violence in the country and high tensions between its Shi'ite majority and Sunni minority More

Citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria, May 18, 201

Activists Say 23 Hezbollah Militants Killed in Syria Fighting

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the deaths of the Lebanon-based militants occurred duing fighting in the town of Qusair More

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he doubts the US/Russian initiative can stop the fightingMore

Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al-Tadamon in Tunis May 19, 2013.

Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

Activists threw stones at Tunisian police who deployed heavily in central town of Kairouan to prevent them from gathering More

Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al-Tadamon in Tunis, May 19, 2013.

Tunisians Fear Growing Threat of Radical Islamists

Sunday's incidents underscore growing clout of Muslim extremists in the once staunchly secular North African country More



More Middle East News

Netanyahu Takes Aim at Weapons 'Leakage' in Syria

Israeli PM holds out prospect of further strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah, other militant groups
More

Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

Activists threw stones at Tunisian police who deployed heavily in central town of Kairouan to prevent them from gathering
More

Egyptian Police Block Israel Border Crossing in Fury at Kidnapping

Police enraged by kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in Sinai Peninsula
More

Syrian Troops, Hezbollah Attack Rebel-Held Qusair

Weeks-long offensive aimed to recapture strategic area connecting Damascus to Mediterranean coast
More

Assad Says He Will Not Step Down

More than 70,000 people have been killed and several million displaced since uprising against Assad erupted
More

Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

At least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped
More

US Criticizes Russian Missile Sale to Syria

Remarks by General Martin Dempsey are first US confirmation that Russia made sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria
More

Photogallery US: Russian Missile Shipments to Syria 'Very Unfortunate'

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, says missiles will embolden Assad and prolong suffering in Syria
More

Video Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

Iranians had been competing in US for first time in a decade
More

Video Secret Life of Egyptian Pigs

Pigs are returning after being culled, purportedly for health reasons - a controversial move that left thousands of farmers jobless
More

Photogallery Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores

Prime minister blames deadly wave of recents bombings on rising sectarian violence that has plagued country since April security forces raid in Kirkuk
More

Angry Egyptian Policemen Close Crossing with Gaza

Locals said police had placed barbed wire across the entrance to the border and closed the gates with chains
More

Photogallery UN Chief Discusses Syria with Russian Officials

Ban Ki-moon says momentum gained earlier should be built upon; NY Times reports Moscow sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria
More

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest in Jerusalem, Vowing to Defy Draft

Proposal supported by secular majority pushing for a more equal share of burden on Israeli society
More
More Articles