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Several die in rocket strike on Lebanon town
Rocket fire on the Lebanese border town of Arsal killed at least seven people and wounded 15 others, Lebanon's state news agency said. The agency said on Friday one rocket hit Arsal, but local security sources said at least seven rockets hit the area. The deaths came as at least 20 rockets and shells, launched from Syria, hit border areas in the eastern.. More -
Jewish settlers suspected of mosque arson
Jewish settlers are suspected of setting fire to a mosque's entrance in the occupied West Bank, after last week's beating and detention of Israeli settlers by Palestinians. The perpetrators wrote "Arabs out" and "Revenge for blood spilled in Qusra" in Hebrew on the walls of the mosque in Deir Istiya village on Wednesday, which lies.. More -
Egypt polls close after final day of voting
Polls have closed in a two-day referendum on Egypt’s new constitution, the first ballot since the army overthrew President Mohamed Morsi on July 3. If the charter is approved, as it almost certainly will be, it will replace a 2012 constitution drafted during Morsi’s short-lived presidency. In interviews at polling stations across the Egyptian.. More -
UN: $2.4bn pledged at Syria donor conference
Donors meeting in Kuwait have pledged nearly $2.4bn in humanitarian aid for victims of the Syrian war, which the UN chief says has left half the population in need of urgent help. Millions of Syrians have been driven from their homes as a result of the crisis, now in its third year, and getting aid to many of those in need remains a challenge because.. More -
NGOs pledge $400m in Syria relief campaign
Charity organizations pledged $400m to help alleviate the humanitarian plight of Syrians affected by their country's civil war, participants at a meeting of charitable NGOs said. Kuwait's International Islamic Charitable Organization said Kuwaiti charities pledged $142m on Tuesday, while dozens of NGOs attending the meeting promised the rest. The.. More -
Egypt votes on constitution amid violence
Egyptians have voted on a new constitution, in a ballot widely seen as a referendum on the army’s decision to overthrow former President Mohamed Morsi in July last year. The vote was largely peaceful, but at least 11 people were killed and 28 people wounded across the country during clashes between anti-coup protesters and police, according to.. More -
Israeli apologies for remarks against Kerry
Israel's defense minister has accused US Secretary of State, John Kerry, of having an "incomprehensible obsession" with his push for Middle East peace, but later apologized for his remarks via a statement released by his ministry. The US State Department on Tuesday described Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon's comments as "offensive,".. More -
US concerned about Iran-Russia oil deal
The US White House has raised concerns about a recent report that Iran and Russia are negotiating an oil-for-goods swap worth $1.5bn a month, a deal a spokeswoman said could trigger US sanctions. Such a deal would significantly boost Iran's oil exports, which have been slashed by more than half to about 1 million barrels a day by US and European sanctions.. More -
US and Russia call for Syria truce
Moscow and Washington have made a joint call for Syria's regime and rebels to agree to ceasefires in parts of their battle-scarred country ahead of peace talks this month. During Monday's meeting in Paris, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that President Bashar Al-Assad was willing to open aid access to devastated areas. The United.. More -
Egyptians vote in constitutional referendum
Polls are set to open in Egypt in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and an event likely to spawn a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Few doubt that Egyptians, who staged mass protests against Morsi's rule before his ouster, will turn out in big numbers.. More -
Syria opposition pressed to attend talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he is confident Syria's opposition National Coalition will attend upcoming peace talks in Switzerland. "I am confident personally that the Syrian opposition will come to Geneva," Kerry said after a meeting of the 11-nation "Friends of Syria" group that was attended by Coalition leader Ahmad.. More -
Iran nuclear deal to take effect this month
Iran's interim nuclear deal with six world powers will come into effect on January 20, the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the European Union have confirmed. An Iranian ministry spokesman said on Sunday that a consensus was reached over the weekend with the P5+1 countries - China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, plus Germany - to implement.. More -
US marines shoot and kill four-year-old Afghan boy
Blaming "poor visibility"—not more than twelve years of a war without cause or purpose—Afghan officials say that U.S. Marines stationed in Helmand Province have shot and killed a four year old boy. “As the weather was dusty, the marine forces based there thought he was an enemy and opened fire. As result of mistaken fire,.. More -
Egypt army chief considers presidential bid
Egypt's army chief has indicated that he may run for president in elections slated for later this year, according to state media. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who led a military coup last July to depose the country's first democratically-elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, said on Saturday that he would run for the top post if the Egyptian people and army.. More -
Israel unveils plans for more settler homes
Israel has announced plans to build 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The country's Housing Ministry said on Friday that it planned to construct 801 housing units in the West Bank, another 600 in East Jerusalem, and re-issue tenders for 582 units in East Jerusalem, all on land seized during the 1967 Six Day War. The announcement.. More
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