Middle East

Turkey

Turkey imposes media blackout on reporting of Saturday's twin bombing

As the search for suspects connected to Saturday’s twin suicide bombing in Ankara goes on, the government has imposed a temporary media blackout on

15/10/2015

Syria

Syrian rebels claim a victory over ISIL in Aleppo as Assad allies prepare to fight for the province

Syrian rebels claim to have freed the village of Tal Jabin in Aleppo province, overcoming ISIL fighters according to social media video. The

14/10/2015

Israel

Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters clash in Bethlehem

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian protesters clashed in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday (October 14). The IDF is deploying

14/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish explosions may be linked to ISIL and PKK, says Davutoglu

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has told reporters that an investigation into Saturday’s (October 10) bombings was being intensified. “We are

14/10/2015

Israel

Tense times in Jerusalem

As Israeli checkpoints go up in Arab East Jerusalem everyday movement for Palestinians is becoming more and more restricted. Israel: Photos,

14/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish election context of power play, separatism and Syrian war

Just five months after its last major election, Turkey is going to the polls again. The Justice and Development AK Party in government has had to

14/10/2015

Syria

Syria and allies Iran and Russia prepare for Aleppo offensive

Russian jets and Iranian soldiers are said to be getting ready to support a major Syrian army ground offensive in the northwest of the country

14/10/2015

Turkey

Erdogan visits scene of Ankara twin bomb attack for first time

Turkey’s president has visited the scene of a twin bomb attack in Ankara for the first time. Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid flowers where 97 people were

14/10/2015

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Palestinian youth clash with Israeli forces on "Day of Rage"

14/10/2015

Israel

Israeli police authorised to seal off parts of Jerusalem in bid to stem violence

Israel has authorised police to seal off parts of Jerusalem, in a bid to stem a wave of deadly violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Soldiers

14/10/2015

Syria

Syrian army plans ground battle for Aleppo with Russian air support

The Syrian Army along with Iranian and Hezbollah allies are to launch a ground offensive against insurgents in the Aleppo area, according to

14/10/2015

Israel

Hamas warns of a new Intifada after upsurge of attacks on Israelis

A Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop before stabbing pedestrians on a street in Jerusalem on Tuesday. It was just one of several apparently

14/10/2015

Israel

Three Israelis killed in Jerusalem in day of violence

The moment a Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish area of Jerusalem was caught on video from a security camera

13/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey clashes as mourners prevented from reaching rally

Clashes erupted in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday (October 13). Trade union members who lost friends and colleagues in Saturday’s twin

13/10/2015

Israel

Palestinian 'knife rebellion' in Israeli-occupied West Bank

The recent storm of violence in Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank began on this road between the Jewish settlements of Itamar and Elon

13/10/2015

Israel

Clashes in West Bank on "Day of Rage"

In the West Bank clashes erupted after the string of attacks in Jerusalem. In Hebron Israeli security forces responded with rubber bullets to break

13/10/2015

Israel

At least five dead, 20 wounded in "Day of Rage" in Israel

Men wielding guns and knives killed at least 3 Israeli and wounded 20 more in a spate of attacks, on a "Day of Rage" called by Palestinian groups.

13/10/2015

Syria

YPG militia alliance set to attack ISIL stronghold Raqqa "within weeks"

The city of Raqqa – the Syrian base of the militant Islamic State is now a target for the YPG which expects to attack the stronghold within weeks

13/10/2015

Syria

Syrian Kurds accused of 'war crimes' - Amnesty International

A Syrian Kurdish militia has driven out thousands of non-Kurdish civilians from areas they have captured from ISIL militants. That’s the accusation

13/10/2015

Syria

US airdrops military supplies to Syrian rebels

US forces have airdropped small arms ammunition and supplies to Syrian Arab rebels as part of a revamped American strategy. It’s barely two weeks

13/10/2015

Turkey

Election rallies are suspended in Turkey following bombing

A commemoration has been held outside the main railway station in Ankara in remembrance of the victims of Saturday’s suicide bombings. Officially the

13/10/2015

Israel

Netanyahu vows 'knife terror' won't beat Israel as stabbings multiply

The pace of Palestinian stabbing attacks in Israel escalated on Monday, with Jerusalem the focus of violence. As night fell, an Israeli soldier was

12/10/2015

World

Prime suspects for Turkey twin bombing silent about attack

Two explosions, seconds apart, struck a peace rally of pro-Kurdish activists and civic groups in Turkey’s capital city Ankara on Saturday. Opponents

12/10/2015

World

Prime suspects for Turkey twin bombing silent about attack

Two explosions, seconds apart, struck a peace rally of pro-Kurdish activists and civic groups in Turkey’s capital city Ankara on Saturday. Opponents

12/10/2015

Turkey

Protesters blame Erdogan for Turkey suicide attack

Turkey’s official line is that ISIL was likely behind Saturday’s slaughter of peace activists in the capital. But many protesters who took to the

12/10/2015

Syria

ISIL training children to kill

Propaganda video posted online by the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL) publicises training boys for war. One of the camps is in Raqqa in

12/10/2015