Middle East

Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing migrants

A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of ...

Sep 09, 2015 08:55 PM EDT

Lebanon's rubbish crisis exposes political rot

The overpowering stench of the rubbish piling up in Lebanon's streets has become a potent symbol of ...

Sep 07, 2015 03:37 AM EDT

Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality'

Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees ...

Sep 06, 2015 11:12 PM EDT

War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N.

Conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from ...

Sep 03, 2015 04:03 AM EDT

Migrants protest as Hungary shutters Budapest train station

Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday deman...

Sep 01, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Thousands rally to pile pressure on Malaysia's PM

Tens of thousands joined a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to demand the resignation of...

Aug 29, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

Iran still closed to U.S. influence after nuclear deal: Khamenei

Iran will remain closed to U.S. influence and continue to oppose U.S. policies in the Middle East af...

Aug 17, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9

Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least nine people were killed in a...

Aug 10, 2015 09:36 PM EDT

Italy arrests North African traffickers over migrant ship deaths

Italy arrested five North African men on Friday on suspicion of multiple homicide and human traffick...

Aug 08, 2015 07:39 AM EDT

Power shifts fuel talk of change in Palestinian politics

Rumblings in Ramallah in recent weeks have raised expectations that Palestinian politics is in play,...

Jul 27, 2015 10:08 AM EDT

Iran says rejects curbs after 10 years, will back allies

Iran will not accept any extension of sanctions beyond 10 years, an official said on Wednesday, in t...

Jul 22, 2015 05:31 AM EDT

Boehner says Iran deal 'likely to fuel' nuclear arms race

The Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives added to his party's criticism of the Ir...

Jul 14, 2015 10:17 AM EDT

Top Thai hospital treats first MERS case, South Korea outbreak levels off

One of Thailand's leading hospitals, known for treating medical tourists, said on Friday it had rece...

Jun 19, 2015 07:32 AM EDT

Israel concerned about U.S. arms to Gulf states to deter Iran

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon voiced concern on Tuesday that Washington's supply of advanced arms to...

Jun 09, 2015 10:43 AM EDT

Tracing the path of South Korea's MERS 'patient zero'

Eight days after returning from a trip to the Middle East, a 68-year-old South Korean man developed ...

Jun 04, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

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