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AFTER 500 DEATHS THIS WEEK IN SYRIA, U.N. APPROVES RESOLUTION FOR CEASE-FIRE
According to the United Nations, nearly 3 million Syrian children have lived their entire lives gripped by civil war... READ MORE›
'PAINFULLY UNPRODUCTIVE': PLENTY OF TENSION, AND LITTLE PROGRESS ON MIDEAST AT MUNICH GATHERING
Representatives from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, Qatar and Lebanon entered the live-streamed fray... READ MORE›
UN ISSUES BLANK STATEMENT ON SYRIA, SAYS IT HAS RUN OUT OF WORDS ON CHILD CASUALTIES
Neither the Syrian military nor Russia commented on the renewed bombardment in Eastern Ghouta, but they have often said they do not target civilians... READ MORE›
IRAN DENIES 'HEGEMON' PLANS, DENOUNCES SAUDI AND ISRAEL
The Saudis are now on the side of the Israelis, trying to somewhat gather support, especially in Washington, DC, for a potential preliminary attack against Iran... READ MORE›
FLASH-FLOODING IN BAGHDAD, BASKING IN THE SUN IN RIYADH
Sunday looks persistently windy throughout eastern Turkey and Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC CRISIS THREATENS POLITICAL STABILITY
The harsh measures taken by the government will not improve economic stability and will only hurt the most vulnerable people in Jordanian society, he said... READ MORE›
RESCUER PULLS OWN MOTHER FROM WRECKAGE
Rescuers help wounded after Syria raids Jump to media player Rescuers says scores of people have died in Syrian government attacks on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
ABU BAKR AL-BAGHDADI: 'ALIVE BUT WOUNDED' IN SYRIA
Iraqi intelligence chief says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi suffered severe wounds to his legs in air raid but is alive in Syria... READ MORE›
IRAQI TRIBESMEN WARN ISIL FIGHTERS' FAMILIES
In Iraq's western Anbar province, tribesmen starting to rebuild have warned they will take revenge on the families of ISIL fighters if they return... READ MORE›
ISRAELS CLASH WITH IRAN AND SYRIA
Israel responded with strikes against eight Syrian and four Iranian targets in Syrian territory... READ MORE›
SYRIA EXPLAINED: WHY OTHER COUNTRIES POKED THEIR NOSES IN A TINY NATIONS CIVIL WAR
According to the United Nations, nearly 3 million Syrian children have lived their entire lives gripped by civil war... READ MORE›
ISRAEL LAUNCHES HEAVY SYRIA STRIKES AFTER F-16 CRASHES
Israeli planes, including at least eight jets, then struck an Iranian installation in Syria which the Israeli military said operated the unmanned aircraft... READ MORE›
NARENDRA MODI IN PALESTINE LIVE UPDATES
1 46PM 10 Feb, 18 PM Modi arrives in Ramallah Prime Minister Narendra Modi after arrival in Palestine's Ramallah... READ MORE›
CHINA EXTENDS HELPING HANDS TO REBUILD SYRIA
Syrian Ambassador to China Imad Mustafa said at the time of the Trade Fair that China had provided substantial support to Syria during the conflict... READ MORE›
INDIA'S BALANCING ACT AS MODI HEADS TO RAMALLAH
As India seeks to develop its economy, Israel is an attractive investor and valuable source of high-tech expertise that could help New Delhi spur growth... READ MORE›
ACTIVIST DETAINED AFTER QUESTIONING SAUDI-ISRAEL TIES
According to Human Rights Watch, since 2014, Saudi authorities have tried a series of peaceful dissidents in the Specialized Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia's terrorism tribunal... READ MORE›
ISRAEL LAUNCHED MISSILES AT MILITARY TARGETS
UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights SOHR, said some Israeli missiles did hit Syrian targets... READ MORE›
SAUDI GRANTS AIRSPACE APPROVAL FOR FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
Saudi Arabia has granted for the first time permission for Air India flights headed to Israel to use its airspace, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported... READ MORE›
83 CHILDREN KILLED IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones throughout the Middle East and North Africa last month, according to the United Nations children's agency... READ MORE›
SADDAM'S ELDEST DAUGHTER RAGHAD ON MOST WANTED LIST
The Iraqi government has placed the name of late Saddam Hussein's daughter, Raghad, on the most wanted list, together with 59 other individuals... READ MORE›
KANSAS JUDGE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ANTI-BDS LAW
Passed in June 2017, the Kansas legislation requires all state contractors to declare in writing that they do not support a boycott of Israel... READ MORE›
IRAN BLASTS JORDAN'S KING OVER 'UNFAIR' STATEMENT
Iranian FM rejects comments made by King Abdullah II, who said the country was 'meddling in the region'... READ MORE›
JORDAN ENDS BREAD SUBSIDY, DOUBLING PITA PRICES
The price of a kilo of white pita bread was raised 60 percent to 0.40 dinars 0.5 from 0.25 dinars 0.3 and price of large pita bread nearly doubled... READ MORE›
US' ICE ACCUSED OF CRUELTY IN AMER OTHMAN ADI CASE
Amer Othman Adi to be deported days after agency told him he could stay in the US, in case that spurred outrage in Ohio... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREATENS TO PULL AID TO PALESTINIANS IF THEY DON'T PURSUE PEACE
Speaking in Davos, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said only the United States could broker a peace deal... READ MORE›
US UNRWA AID CUT TO HARM PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN SYRIA
At least 125,000 of the prewar population have since fled Syria and landed in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Europe and elsewhere, according to UNRWA... READ MORE›
AMENA KHAN QUITS L'OREAL CAMPAIGN AFTER ISRAEL BACKLASH
Critics were disappointed in how L'Oreal and Khan handled the backlash following the anti-Israel tweets... READ MORE›
TOUGHER SCREENING FOR MIDDLE EAST CARGO FLIGHTS TO US
Flights originating from Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will have to undergo extra screening... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH TELLS PENCE OF CONCERN OVER JERUSALEM
Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 and later annexed east Jerusalem in a move never recognised by the international community... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S KING DELIVERS POINTED REMARKS TO PENCE ON JERUSALEM
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza probably will also stage protests to coincide with Pence's visit... READ MORE›
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SPIDER BITES AUSTRALIAN MAN ON PENIS AGAIN
A 21-year-old Australian tradesman using a portable toilet on a building site is bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time... READ MORE›
SAUDI KING SALMAN DECRIES TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reiterated the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital... READ MORE›
MISS IRAQ FORCED TO FLEE OVER SELFIE WITH MISS ISRAEL
Because Idan posed with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, at a Miss Universe International Beauty Pageant, the Times of Israel reported... READ MORE›
BELGIUM PLEDGES $23M TO UNRWA AFTER US AID CUT
The agency now offers support to approximately five million Palestinians in education, healthcare and housing, and is active in Palestinian occupied territories, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan... READ MORE›
US VETOES UN RESOLUTION ON WITHDRAWING TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION (WATCH LIVE)
US vetoes UN resolution on withdrawing Trump's Jerusalem decision WATCH LIVE -- RT US News... READ MORE›
'DEVASTATING': ISRAELI TEAR GAS' EFFECT ON PALESTINIANS
People in Aida refugee camp in occupied West Bank are frequently exposed to massive amounts of Israeli tear gas... READ MORE›
WILL JERUSALEM ISSUE PROMPT JORDANIAN POLICY RETHINK?
Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets, burning American and Israeli flags in protest against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
JORDAN EXECUTES TWO IN RESPONSE TO PILOT'S SLAYING
Al-Rishawi has been on death row for her role in a triple hotel bombing in the Jordanian capital Amman in 2005 that killed dozens... READ MORE›
ISRAELI MINISTER KATZ 'INVITES SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'
Israel's Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia's crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet, according to Haaretz... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS NO LONGER ACCEPT US ROLE AS MEDIATOR, ABBAS TELLS SUMMIT
Recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel was a crime that threatens world peace, Palestinian president tells delegates in Istanbul... READ MORE›
HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST YEAR CHANGED THE MIDDLE EAST
It marked Iran's resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy... READ MORE›
GLOBAL NGOS CRITICISE DRASTIC US CUTS OF UNRWA FUNDING
US withholds 65m out of 125m aid package earmarked for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, prompting condemnation... READ MORE›
1 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN GAZA PROTESTS AFTER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM ANNOUNCEMENT
A 30-year-old Gaza man was killed by Israeli gunfire, the first death of a protester since Trump's dramatic midweek announcement... READ MORE›
'BULLYING' US WARNS UN DIPLOMATS IT WILL BE 'TAKING NAMES' OF THOSE WHO VOTE AGAINST JERUSALEM DECISION
Only 10 such emergency sessions have been convened since 1950, and the last time was in 2009, to discuss occupied East Jerusalem and Palestinian territories... READ MORE›
JORDAN EXECUTES CONVICTED JIHADISTS
Jordan's King Abdullah hailed Lt Kasasbeh as a hero, saying Jordan must stand united in the face of hardship... READ MORE›
PROTESTS NEAR US EMBASSY IN LEBANON OVER TRUMPS DECISION
Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trumps Jerusalem Decision... READ MORE›
'OUR BABY DIED AFTER DOCTORS PUT HIM IN A PLASTIC BAG'
Some 330,000 Palestinians live in East Jerusalem, along with about 200,000 Israeli Jews in a dozen settlements there... READ MORE›
ISRAEL APOLOGISES FOR DEADLY EMBASSY SHOOTING IN AMMAN
Israel has formally apologised for the fatal shooting of two Jordanian citizens by an Israeli embassy guard in Amman last year, Jordan's foreign ministry said... READ MORE›
JORDAN 'BOMBS IS' AFTER PILOT DEATH
The murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh is part of Islamic State's strategy to terrify opponents by releasing sadistic videos, argues Shiraz Maher... READ MORE›
FAMILY OF IRAQI BEAUTY QUEEN 'FORCED TO FLEE COUNTRY AFTER SHE TOOK A SELFIE WITH MISS ISRAEL'
Sarah Idan, Miss Iraq, and Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel, took the picture together at a beauty pageant in Las Vegas on November 14... READ MORE›
GUNMEN ATTACK MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE IN KABUL
Gunmen stormed a military training centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, triggering clashes with police... READ MORE›
FIVE KILLED AS ISIL BOMBER TARGETS SPY AGENCY
The attack near Abdul Haq Square comes one week after gunmen stormed a military training centre in Kabul, an assault also claimed by ISIL... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE SABIH AL-MASRI DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Palestinian billionaire businessman Sabih al-Masri has been detained in Saudi Arabia on a business trip to Riyadh, his family confirmed to Reuters news agency... READ MORE›
JORDAN VOWS 'SEVERE RESPONSE' TO IS
Jordan had sought to secure Lt Kasasbeh's release in a swap involving Rishawi, but IS is believed to have killed him a month ago... READ MORE›
TEAR GAS FIRED AS RIOTING PROTESTERS BREAK DOWN US EMBASSY GATES IN BEIRUT (WATCH LIVE)
Tensions are running high across the region and around the world now that US President Donald Trump has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... READ MORE›
JORDANIAN KING VOWS 'RELENTLESS' WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE'S OWN GROUND
Her tribal Iraqi relatives were close aides of the slain Jordanian leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, from whose group Islamic State emerged... READ MORE›
TWO DEAD IN 'DAY OF RAGE' OVER JERUSALEM, PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT DEFIAN
Protesters chant slogans during a protest against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Amman, Jordan, December 8, 2017... READ MORE›
BIDEN HEADS TO EUROPE AMID INTENSIVE DIPLOMACY ON UKRAINE
Jordan has 100 more prisoners on death row, but only three are known to have been convicted of terrorism offenses... READ MORE›
'DECADES OF CHAOS': ARAB LEADERS CONDEMN US DECISION ON JERUSALEM
Jordan's King Abdullah said There is no alternative to a two-state solution, and Jerusalem is key to any peace agreement... READ MORE›
UAE SENDS F-16 SQUADRON TO JORDAN
It is not clear if the UAE squadron will be carrying out raids on IS from Jordan... READ MORE›