(Reuters) - An Egyptian prosecutor has referred to a military court 187 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters who are accused of killing police officers in a 2013 attack on a police station. Egypt expanded the jurisdiction of military courts in October to permit them to try...
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that Egypt would not give up its brothers in the Arab Gulf and that it would act to protect them if necessary. "Egypt will not give up its brothers in the Gulf," the Egyptian President said. "We will act to protect them if...
Turkey’s highly-debated domestic security law that gives enhanced powers to Turkish police among a host of other measures has entered into force. The domestic security law was published Saturday in the official gazette after it was passed by the Turkish parliament’s general assembly on...
(Anadolu Agency)- Iran will live up to promises it made during the nuclear talks if the other side does the same, Rouhani was quoted as saying on Friday by the country's official IRNA news agency. A framework deal was reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries on...
(Reuters) - On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led central government and allied militias, after a month-long battle, had expelled the barbarous Sunni radicals. Then, some of the liberators took revenge. Near...
(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi called on security forces to arrest anyone breaking the law in the city of Tikrit, where looting has been witnessed since the Sunni area was taken back from Islamic State militants this week. "The prime minister calls on the...
(Reuters) - An Egyptian militant group allied with Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for attacks on military checkpoints which killed 15 soldiers and two civilians in the Sinai. Sinai Province said in a statement its fighters used rocket-propelled grenades and other...
A framework accord to curb Iran's nuclear program forged on Thursday could eventually allow Tehran to reclaim lost ground in the global oil market. Yet the deal all but guarantees that cannot happen before next year. By ensuring that sanctions remain intact until Western powers...
(Reuters) - Iran and world powers reached a framework on curbing Iran's nuclear program at marathon talks in Switzerland on Thursday that will allow further negotiations towards a final agreement. A Western official said it would include limits on Iran's enrichment...
(Reuters) - Soldiers launched searches in the occupied West Bank on Thursday for an Israeli feared abducted since disappearing after heading to a Palestinian village for tools to fix a flat tire, Israeli spokesmen said. The searches were the most widespread by Israeli forces in the...
Security guards at Istanbul Police Department in Vatan Street returned fire on two armed attackers Wednesday, killing one, while the other was caught soon after, said Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin. A female attacker, carrying bombs and a long-barrel...
(Middle East Eye)- Hours after the Iraqi prime minister announced the 'liberation' of Tikrit on Tuesday, US officials said Islamic State group still control parts of the city. "Parts of the city remain under (IS's) control and there is still work to be done," Major Kim Michelsen,...
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The deaths of three Red Cross and Red Crescent workers in unrelated attacks in Mali, Yemen and Syria within hours of each other this week were condemned as "profoundly shocking and unacceptable" by the organization's head on Tuesday. Elhadj As...
(Reuters) - Six world powers and Iran will meet again later on Wednesday in a bid to reach an outline accord reining in Tehran's nuclear program, after failing to agree crucial details such as the lifting of U.N. sanctions by a Tuesday deadline. The negotiators ended talks...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the hostage situation that took place at an Istanbul courthouse was "no minor issue." "This is an incident that we can learn from and that needs to be taken seriously," Erdogan said. The...
Turkey's Prime Ministry has imposed a temporary broadcast ban on coverage of an ongoing hostage crisis in Istanbul. Gunmen have seized a public prosecutor at an Istanbul courthouse. Mehmet Selim Kiraz had been handling the case of Berkin Elvan, who was critically injured during...
(Reuters) - In an unusual move, an Egyptian court acquitted on Tuesday 68 people, including members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, who were charged with gathering illegally and attacking security forces, judicial sources said. Authorities have cracked down hard on the Islamist...
(Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority becomes the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a major step that could move its decades-long conflict with Israel into a courtroom. Israel is opposed to the court, is not a member and has no plans to...
(Reuters) - Iran 's foreign ministry summoned Turkey's charge d'affaires on Sunday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Iran of trying to dominate the Middle East, Iranian media reported. "We are summoning the Turkish charge d'affaires... to register Iran's objection to...
(Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor has listed the Muslim Brotherhood's leader and 17 other top members of the group as terrorists, state media said on Sunday, part of a sustained crackdown by the authorities on Islamists. Egypt has already listed the Brotherhood as a...
