Iran has accused US President Barack Obama of being "two-faced," after he failed to raise the issue of human rights breaches with Saudi Arabia during his visit there last Friday. Obama promised Saudi King Abdullah that he would not accept a "bad deal" on Iran's nuclear program in the visit. Iranian General and political
At least six people have been killed and dozens more wounded in Turkey during clashes between rival village leaders, also known as muhtars, as local elections get underway Sunday. The poll is seen as a test of Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan's weakening grip on power, as corruption scandals and accusations of authoritarianism rock
A single shot from a British marksman’s rifle killed a suicide bomber in Afghanistan and five of his fellow terrorists, as they were about to launch a bloody attack, The New York Post reports, based on the British Telegraph. According to the report, the British sniper, who was firing from an amazing 930 yards
Egypt officially announced on Sunday the dates for the country’s next presidential election, reports the Associated Press (AP). The Egyptian election commission set the first round of voting for May 26 and 27, with results expected by June 5, according to the report. If a second round is necessary it will be held
A court in Egypt on Saturday sentenced to death two supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi, who were convicted of throwing youths off an apartment block roof, AFP reported. One of the young men thrown from the building in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria was killed. The court submitted its verdict to
Irish politician Clare Daly slammed President Barack Obama as a "war criminal" and "hypocrite of the century" in a blistering speech before Parliament Wednesday, following the conclusion of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. Daly, an independent member of Parliament (ID) representing Dublin North, chastised Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny for embracing Obama,
The Obama administration is considering allowing shipments of new air defense systems to Syrian rebels, a U.S. official said Friday, according to The Associated Press (AP). President Barack Obama’s possible shift would likely be welcomed by Saudi Arabia, which has been pressing the White House to allow the man-portable air-defense systems, known as “manpads,”
Four people, including an Egyptian woman journalist, were killed in Cairo Friday as police clashed with Islamists protesting against ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's presidency bid, a security official told AFP. The violence erupted in a deeply polarized Egypt as supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi took to the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and
Egypt's new armed forces chief and defense minister was sworn in on Thursday, a day after Abdel Fattah el-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency. The BBC reported that Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour confirmed General Sedki Sobhi's appointment at the weekly cabinet meeting in Cairo. General Mahmoud Hegazi was named
Some U.S. intelligence analysts and Middle East security officials believe that the rocket shipment that was seized by Israel in the Red Sea may have been destined for the Egyptian Sinai and not for Gaza, Reuters reported Tuesday. A U.S. official and two non-Israeli regional sources said Israel appeared to be insisting on the
