Middle East

Jordan

Promise of revenge as Jordanian king visits family of murdered pilot

Emotional scenes in Jordan as King Abdullah II comforts the family of the captured pilot murdered by ISIL militants

05/02/2015

Yemen

Senior al-Qaeda figure killed in drone strike in Yemen

A US air strike has reportedly killed a leading member of al-Qaeda in Yemen

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan's military response to ISIL analysed

Jordan has declared war against ISIL, which begs the question, how far can Jordan support such a proposal? To get a better idea, we spoke to our

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan vows to avenge pilot's brutal execution

The widow of Mouath al-Kasaesbeh had waited in dread for more than a month to learn her husband’s fate. The Jordanian Air Force pilot was captured by

05/02/2015

Jordan

King of Jordan visits family of pilot murdered by ISIL

King Abdullah II travelled to Karak, south of Amman, to present his condolences

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan's King Abdullah II combines mind, muscle and morality

Jordan’s king, in the opening to his personal, official profile, states where the legitimacy of his claim to leadership lies. The profile begins

05/02/2015

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Hundreds of Palestinians march against ISIL

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan vows to defeat evil after horrific death of captured pilot

King Abdullah has vowed to step up his country’s fight against ISIL and wage a relentless war ‘to protect Jordan’s values and human principles.’ His

05/02/2015

Jordan

State of shock in Amman as Jordan seeks revenge

In the Jordanian capital Amman people are still coming to terms with the dreadful killing of pilot Mouath al-Kasasbeh by ISIL militants. The

04/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan's King Abdullah pledges 'relentless war' against ISIL militants

Demands for revenge against ISIL militants have replaced the criticism levelled at King Abdullah, in response to the brutal killing of a captured

04/02/2015

Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit deplores plight of Syrian refugees as winter bites

Fifty-four countries have participated in a preparation session for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), to be held in May 2016. This pre-summit was

04/02/2015

Israel

Netanyahu's 'Bibi-sitter' joins odd election video gallery

Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline image is challenged by his own Likud party in an Israeli election campaign video in which the prime minister plays a

04/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan promises 'earth-shaking' response to pilot's death

Jordan has promised an earth-shaking response to the killing of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh by ISIL militants, as the fallout continues over the

04/02/2015

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Synchronised starlings fly over Israel

04/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan executes two militants in response to the brutal killing of one of its pilots by ISIL

Jordan has executed two convicted militants in response to the brutal killing of one of their pilots who had been held captive by Islamist

04/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan promises revenge for ISIL's brutal murder of captive pilot

Jordan has reacted with fury at the brutal killing of one of its pilots at the hands of Islamist extremists and promised an “earth-shaking” response

04/02/2015

Jordan

King Abdullah says killing will unite Jordanians but faces protests at home

Jordanians have been shocked and saddened by the grisly death suffered by one of their pilots at the hands of the ISIL extremists. King Abdullah was

03/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan mourns pilot killed by ISIL militants

These were the scenes in Amman as the news on State TV broke that Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh had been killed by ISIL militants. The government

03/02/2015

Syria

New ISIL video purports to show death of Jordanian pilot

The Jordanian government has confirmed that ISIL militants have killed captive pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. State television reported the government said

03/02/2015

Egypt

Unexploded bombs discovered at Cairo airport, other blasts reported in Egyptian cities

Two unexploded bombs found at Egypt's Cairo airport after two detonated in the centre of the capital, and another deadly blast in Egypt's second city Alexandria.

03/02/2015

Gaza

Mahmoud Abbas launches inquiry into Mohammad cartoon

03/02/2015

Egypt

Release of another Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt "imminent"

Canada says the release of another Al-Jazeera journalist from jail in Egypt is "imminent"

02/02/2015

Cyprus

Tsipras rules out Russian aid for Greece

Visiting Cyprus, the Greek prime minister has said that a debt agreement with European partners is "all that is on the table".

02/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt court confirms Muslim Brotherhood death sentences

Death sentences on 183 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood have been upheld in Egypt, while ousted president Mohamed Mursi is to face a fourth trial.

02/02/2015

Egypt

Another Al-Jazeera journalist set to be freed from Egyptian jail

The Canadian foreign minister says the release of Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy from jail in Egypt is “imminent”. The Al Jazeera

02/02/2015

Sport

Astana presentation

Dubai is the venue of the Astana Pro team’s official presentation and the location chosen by Vincenzo Nibali to start the season in which he will be

01/02/2015