Middle-East
Dozens detained in police raids in Turkey
ISTANBUL - Turkish news reports say police are carrying out raids and detaining people suspected of involvement in violence against police during a wave of anti-government...
Saudi Arabia: 4 more deaths from SARS-like virus
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) — Saudi Arabia said that four more people have died from the new respiratory virus related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bringing the...
Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more
DUBAI — Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said today (June 17).
Clashes flare up again as Turkey PM reasserts authority
ISTANBUL — Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal back the agenda,...
Turkish police crack down on revival of protests
ISTANBUL — Riot police today (June 16) sprayed tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making...
Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new elections
KUWAIT — Kuwait’s top court today (June 16) ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for fresh elections, officials in the United States-allied Gulf Arab said.
New wave of Iraq attacks leave 24 dead
BAGHDAD — Officials say 10 apparently coordinated car bombs and a shooting across Iraq have killed at least 24 and wounded dozens.
Egypt cuts Syria ties, backs no-fly zone
CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state...


