Syria rebels accept ceasefire, with reservations
Rebel factions in Syria have said they were prepared to honour the ceasefire agreement due to take effect on Monday evening, despite deep reservations about…
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Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2016 receives 1.8 million pilgrims
The General Authority for Statistics in Saudi Arabia said that this year’s Hajj has seen a total of 1,862,909 pilgrims, of whom 1,325,372 pilgrims came…
Three Things to Know About This Year’s Eid al-Adha
It is the second of the two Eid holidays and considered the holier of the two This Monday, nearly 1.6 billion Muslims across the world…
Iran kills 4 suspected terrorists near Pakistan border
Iranian forces said four suspected terrorists had been killed the other day in the Sistan-Balouchestan province near the border with Pakistan. According to the official…
Iran’s oil output flat for third month
Iran’s steep oil output growth has stalled in the last 90 days, new data shows, suggesting Tehran might be having problems fulfilling its plans to…
Israeli Supreme Court: Force-Feeding Constitutional
On Sunday the Supreme Court of Israel ruled to allow for the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike. The ruling upheld a…
Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army Takes Key Oil Ports
On Sunday the ‘Libyan National Army’ (LNA) took over at least two key oil ports from a rival force that supports the U.N.-backed government, Reuters…
‘Homeland’ for Christians in Middle East pushed to protect them from ISIS genocide campaign
What can Christians do to help protect their fellow persecuted Christians in the Middle East? The question has been around since the Islamic State (ISIS)…
Syrian Opposition Groups Back US-Russia Deal
Several factions within the Syrian opposition offered that their partial backing to the recent ceasefire deal between the United States and Russia on Sunday. In…
Homosexuality, a Western vice: In much of the Middle East, it’s getting more dangerous to be gay
Just after it became known in June that the attacker of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub had pledged allegiance to ISIS, Egypt’s foreign ministry immediately moved to…