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Loud blast rocks Kabul diplomatic district
A loud explosion has injured at least one person in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital, a day before the inauguration of a new president. The blast on Sunday morning, outside the gate of the presidential palace in Kabul, was caused by a magnetic bomb attached to a military vehicle, sources told Al Jazeera. Security is tight in the city ahead.. More -
Yemen's warring sides pledge to disarm
Yemen's Houthi Shia rebels have signed a final part of a peace deal with the government, days after taking control of much of the capital Sanaa. The deal signed on Saturday is an extension of the UN-brokered agreement signed earlier on Monday and is expected to put an end to weeks of ongoing violence. Under the latest agreement, the rebels must stop.. More -
Hamas and Fatah reach accord on unity cabinet
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a partial understanding that should put plans of a unified government back on track, after being hampered by fresh rifts that followed the latest war on Gaza. Following two-day meetings in Cairo, officials from the rival groups agreed on Thursday that the unity government, run by President Mahmoud Abbas,.. More -
Cyprus rescue underway for 300 people at sea
A search and rescue operation was underway off Cyprus for 300 people stranded at sea who authorities suspect may be refugees from Syria. Authorities said they received a distress signal early on Thursday morning from a small vessel sailing some 50 nautical miles (92 km) south-west of the town of Paphos, on Cyprus's western coast. "We estimate.. More -
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Egypt delays trial of 240-day hunger striker
An Egyptian court has once again extended the detention of Mohamed Soltan, who has been on hunger strike for nearly 240 days, and whose protracted pre-trial detention reflects the plight of hundreds of detainees. Cairo's Criminal Court on Tuesday postponed the trial of Soltan, a dual Egyptian-American citizen, to October 11, overlooking a request by.. More -
Yemen president warns of civil war
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi has vowed to restore state authority and warned of a "civil war" in the Sunni-majority country as Shia rebels were seen in near-total control of the capital, Sanaa. "Sanaa is facing a conspiracy that will lead towards civil war," Hadi said in a speech at the presidential palace on Tuesday,.. More -
US and allies strike ISIL targets in Syria
The United States has said it and its allies have begun bombing positions held by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Syria, the first such attacks since forming a coalition to confront the group. The attacks began at about 00.30 GMT on Tuesday, with the first wave of about 20 strikes taking about 90 minutes. Other waves were expected in the coming.. More -
Life sentence for prominent Uighur activist
A Chinese court has sentenced the country's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people to life in prison on separatism charges, his lawyer has said, in a case that has provoked an international outcry. The Urumqi People's Intermediate Court announced the verdict against economics professor Ilham Tohti on Tuesday, following a two-day.. More -
Sierra Leone claims Ebola curfew success
Sierra Leone has ended a three-day curfew to stem the world's worst Ebola epidemic, with authorities claiming a "huge success" in identifying new infections and locating scores of bodies. The curfew ended at midnight on Sunday and was the most extreme strategy employed by a nation since the Ebola outbreak began. The country's six million.. More -
Yemen rivals sign peace agreement
A UN-brokered peace deal between Houthi rebels and Yemen's government has been signed while the Houthis have taken control of government buildings and a state radio and TV station in the capital, Sanaa. Sunday's agreement calls for the current government to rule in a caretaker role until a new administration is formed next month after consultations.. More -
Deadly blast outside Egypt's foreign ministry
One Egyptian policeman was killed in a bombing outside the foreign ministry in Cairo, the interior and health ministries said, revising an earlier toll. Seven people were wounded in the blast that targeted a police checkpoint, assistant interior minister Abdel Fattah Othman told the official MENA news agency on Sunday. Senior health ministry official.. More -
US lawmakers back plan to arm Syrian opposition
US lawmakers have voted to authorize training and arming of vetted Syrian opposition to combat fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a crucial step in President Barack Obama's bid to thwart the self-declared jihadist group surging across Iraq and Syria. The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 273 to 156 to approve Obama's.. More -
Deal reached to rebuild war-ravaged Gaza
The United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached a stop-gap deal to allow reconstruction work to begin in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, UN Middle East envoy Robert Serry has said. The deal on Tuesday came as a World Bank report outlined dire economic prospects for Palestinians after the July-August conflict with Israel. The UN-sponsored.. More -
US to strike ISIL 'sanctuaries' in Syria
US plans to carry out air strikes against Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL) fighters in Syria and will target the group's sanctuaries, command centers and logistic networks, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel has told the Senate Armed Services Committee. "This plan includes targeted actions against ISIL safe havens in Syria, including its command and.. More
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