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Iran's state TV social media accounts hacked

Iran's Arabic-language state TV network Al Alam said on Sunday its Twitter account had been hacked a...

Apr 12, 2015 05:17 AM EDT

After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching

On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led...

Apr 04, 2015 01:20 AM EDT

Pakistan defense team heads for Saudi to discuss support

A high-level Pakistani defense delegation was about to leave for Saudi Arabia on Monday as the gover...

Mar 30, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

Abandoned villa now a symbol of Boko Haram losses in former stronghold

A black and white Boko Haram flag still flutters on top of a deserted villa in the Nigerian town of ...

Mar 04, 2015 09:41 AM EST

U.N. condemns Islamic State's 'barbaric terrorist acts' in Iraq

The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned what it described as the latest "barbaric te...

Feb 28, 2015 05:53 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

Islamic State in Syria seen under strain but far from collapse

Islamic State's defeat in Kobani and other recent setbacks in Syria suggest the group is under strai...

Feb 06, 2015 06:31 AM EST

Bahrain revokes nationality of 72 on security grounds

The Bahraini government has revoked the nationality of 72 citizens for damaging national security, t...

Feb 02, 2015 08:10 AM EST

In Los Angeles, Muslim women find empowerment in female-only Friday prayers

After the traditional call to prayer, Edina Lekovic stood in front of some 150 women seated on the f...

Jan 31, 2015 08:58 AM EST

Yemen crisis is first big test for Saudi Arabia's King Salman

The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighbor Yemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and ...

Jan 26, 2015 05:32 AM EST

Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, just days after Houthi rebels battled ...

Jan 22, 2015 08:30 PM EST

U.S. concerned over detention of Bahraini opposition leader

The U.S. State Department has expressed deep concern over the detention of Bahraini opposition leade...

Jan 02, 2015 12:56 AM EST

Shi'ite militias expand influence, redraw map in central Iraq

Behind black gates and high walls, Iraqi national security agents watch 200 women and children. Boys...

Dec 31, 2014 02:52 AM EST

'Lone wolf' Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past

The self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder an...

Dec 16, 2014 11:45 PM EST

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