Search For Keyword.

Middle East

Iraq Yazidi lawmaker could be barred from US award ceremony

An Iraqi lawmaker who has campaigned prominently for fellow Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS group said Tuesday that new US travel restrictions may prevent her from accepting a human rights award. Vian Dakhil had been due to travel to Washington to receive the Lantos Human Rights Prize next...

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi ship, two killed

The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Separately, the Houthis said they launched a ballistic missile at a Saudi-led...

Netanyahu: Iran missile test must not go unanswered

(BBC)- Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of carrying out a missile test in "flagrant violation" of a UN security council resolution. Benjamin Netanyahu said he would discuss renewing sanctions when he met US President Donald Trump in February. Iran has carried out several such...