Twins killed their own mother for not joining ISIS
Twin brothers stabbed their mother to death and seriously injured their father and brother over their allegiance to the Islamic State (Isis), reports have claimed…
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Saudi oil reserves drawn down
The U.S. has seen several weeks in which the levels of crude oil sitting in storage have declined, falling from 80-year record highs. Inventories have…
In Turkey, dashed hopes and deepening rifts
Just a year ago, Mecbure Demir, the matriarch of large Kurdish family from a restive town in Turkey’s southeast, was celebrating the prospect of peace….
Detainees Committee: All prisoners in Israeli jails subjected to torture
As many as 71 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails as a result of torture since 1967, Abdel Nasser Farwana, head of the documentation…
Sheikh Mohammed and leaders of Abu Dhabi discuss national issues
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin…
UN ‘gravely concerned’ over imminent home demolitions in Palestinian refugee camp
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned Israel’s policy of punitive demolitions of Palestinian homes. UNRWA…
Suicide bombers strike Lebanese village, kill five
At least five people killed and more than a dozen wounded in suicide bombing attack in village near the Syrian border. At least five people…
Jerusalem Gay Pride stabbing: ultra-orthodox Yishai Schlissel jailed for life
An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl and wounding others during a stabbing…
Italian coast guard: 3,500 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The Italian navy has released a video of its officers rescuing 117 migrants and refugees who were onboard an overcrowded boat crossing the Mediterranean on…
Islamic State claims execution of five citizen journalists in Syria
The Islamic State (IS) group on Sunday published a video showing the execution-style killing of five Syrian citizen journalists they kidnapped eight months ago in…