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U.N. council demands Houthis withdraw, end Yemen violence

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen withdr...

Feb 16, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Libya prime minister calls for international strikes on Islamists

Libya's internationally recognized prime minister called for the West to launch air strikes to defea...

Feb 16, 2015 06:27 AM EST

Clashes between Shi'ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead

Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi'...

Feb 14, 2015 08:52 PM EST

Thousands protest against Houthi rule in Yemen after embassies close

Yemenis in the capital Sanaa and the central city of Taiz held the largest protests yet against a ta...

Feb 12, 2015 07:49 AM EST

Potential Republican candidates tread carefully on Islamic State

Republicans exploring a 2016 White House run are pounding away at President Barack Obama's strategy ...

Feb 12, 2015 04:16 AM EST

United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen

The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian peninsula state that is a front line ...

Feb 10, 2015 08:45 PM EST

Egyptian man gets 25 years in U.S. prison in embassy bombing case

An Egyptian man was sentenced in New York on Friday to 25 years in U.S. prison in connection with th...

Feb 07, 2015 07:23 AM EST

Jordan military jets pound Islamic State as king comforts pilot's family

Jordanian fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria on Thursday, before roaring over the h...

Feb 06, 2015 06:35 AM EST

France sends advisers to Nigeria border to coordinate Boko Haram fight

France has sent military advisers to Niger's southern border with Nigeria to help coordinate militar...

Feb 06, 2015 06:20 AM EST

Jordanian king vows 'relentless' war on Islamic State's own ground

Jordan's King Abdullah vowed a "relentless" war against Islamic State on their own territory on Wedn...

Feb 04, 2015 08:59 PM EST

Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death

Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists on Wednesday including a female militant in response to an Islamic...

Feb 04, 2015 06:42 AM EST

Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows "earth-shaking" response

Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot bei...

Feb 03, 2015 06:10 PM EST

Egypt court sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to deat

An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on ...

Feb 02, 2015 07:56 AM EST

Jordan still ready for swap with Islamic State to free pilot

Jordan said on Sunday it was still ready to hand over a jailed Iraqi militant to Islamic State in a ...

Feb 01, 2015 09:44 AM EST

FBI says it had no prior knowledge of deadly Philippine raid targeting militants

The FBI had no prior knowledge of a police raid in the Philippines last Sunday to arrest wanted mili...

Jan 31, 2015 10:10 PM EST

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