Middle East

New case of deadly virus in Saudi Arabia

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:03 GMT

Saudi Arabia has reported another case of the deadly coronavirus which has already killed 15 people.

Family slaughtered in more Iraqi bloodshed

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:03 GMT

Gunmen slaughtered a Baghdad family in the latest bloodshed of an escalating sectarian conflict in Iraq.

Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill family

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:48:38 GMT

Gunmen slaughtered a Baghdad family in the latest bloodshed of an escalating sectarian conflict in Iraq.

Turkey arrests prime suspect over car bomb

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:16:44 GMT

One of the prime suspects has been arrested over a blast in the Turkish town blast near the Syrian border that killed 51.

Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:45 GMT

Sectarian bloodletting is once more on the rise in Iraq as 67 people are killed in two blasts at a Sunni mosque and a funeral procession.

Russia's missiles will embolden Syria: US

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:45 GMT

Russia's shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will 'embolden' the Syrian government and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer said.

Bombs against Iraqi Sunnis kill 49

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:41 GMT

Sectarian bloodletting is once more on the rise in Iraq as 49 people are killed in two blasts at a Sunni mosque and a funeral procession.

Iraqi Sunni mosque blast kills 38

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:33:19 GMT

Two bombings near a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad killed 38 people and wounded 55 others.

UN, Russia call for urgent Syria summit

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:14:01 GMT

Russia and the UN have called for an urgent conference to end the Syrian conflict.

UN chief, Russia call for Syria summit

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:48 GMT

Russia and the UN have called for an urgent conference to end the Syrian conflict.

Comment: Turkey 'world's leading jailer of journalists'

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:04:37 GMT

With 47 journalists imprisoned for their work, Turkey is the world's leading jailer of journalists -- ahead of Iran and China, write Christophe Deloire and Joel Simon.

Syria's Banias massacre toll up to 145

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:50 GMT

At least 145 people died, including 34 children, in the coastal Syrian city of Banias, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Iraq car bombs kill 12, wound 30

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:56:07 GMT

Two more deadly bombings in Iraq highlight growing tensions between the Shi'ite-led government and Iraq's Sunni minority.

Baghdad car bombing kills 5, wounds 19

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:28 GMT

An explosives-laden vehicle struck a bus and taxi stop in Baghdad's Sadr City during rush hour, killing at least five and injuring many more.

UN slams Assad 'escalation' in Syria

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:07:54 GMT

The UN has condemned what it calls the regime's "escalation" of the conflict in Syria.

Iraq bombings kill 25 people

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:24:27 GMT

At least 25 people have been killed and 68 wounded in a series of bombings in Iraq, officials say.

UN slams Assad's 'escalation' of Syria war

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:24:26 GMT

The UN has condemned the Syrian government for escalating the country's war, although fewer countries backed the UN vote.

Syrian rebels detonate Aleppo jail bombs

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:56:38 GMT

Syrian rebels have detonated two bombs and are trying to storm Aleppo's main jail believed to be holding hundreds of regime opponents.

Syria projectiles hit Golan Heights: Israeli army

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:09:28 GMT

Two projectiles fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Mount Hermon morning but did not cause damage or injuries, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.

Israeli military: Syrian rockets hit Golan Heights

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:53:05 GMT

Two projectiles fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Mount Hermon morning but did not cause damage or injuries, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.

Comment: What is known about man behind horrific Syria video

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:05:08 GMT

What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter?, asks Peter Bouckaert.

Syria rebels vow to punish atrocities

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:49:35 GMT

After outrage over a video purporting to show a Syrian fighter eating the heart of a corpse, the mainstream rebel group has vowed to punish such acts.

Comment: What is known about man behind gruesome Syria video

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:33:59 GMT

What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter?, asks Peter Bouckaert.

Syrian rebels vow to punish human rights abusers

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:33:58 GMT

The Free Syrian Army has vowed to punish those committing atrocities, following a video showing a rebel apparently cutting out and eating the organs of a regime soldier.

Comment: What we know about the rebel who ate a heart

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:47:00 GMT

Peter Bouckaert explores the background and politics of Abu Sakkar - the Syrian rebel who ate the heart of a soldier.