Israeli decision to expand settlements in Jerusalem outrages Palestinians
Israel's approval of new settlement construction in East Jerusalem on Wednesday outraged the Palestinians, who considered the planned settlement expansion an attempt to undermine the US efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.
UNESCO official warns of damage to sites of cultural heritage in Syria's civil war
An official of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday said the ongoing civil war in Syria "has hit cultural heritage in all its forms at an unprecedented level."
48 killed, 119 wounded in Iraq violence
A total of 48 people were killed and 119 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, mostly in the capital city of Baghdad, officials and police said.
Blast in Libya's Benghazi injures 12 school children
An explosive device went off in a private school in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, wounding 12 students, including two in critical condition, security sources told Xinhua.
15 killed in bomb attacks in Iraqi capital
Up to 15 people were killed and 39 wounded in three bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday morning, a police source said.
Kerry blasts Syrian forces over barrel bombing in Aleppo
US State Secretary John Kerry on Tuesday lashed out at Syrian government forces over barrel bombing in the city of Aleppo, calling it "the latest barbaric act " of President Bashar Assad's government.
UN food agency airlifts food to some 30,000 displaced in Syria
The World Food Programme ( WFP) on Tuesday started an airlift from Iraq to transport enough food to feed close to 30,000 displaced people for a month in northeast Syria, a UN spokesman said.
Iran 'not open for business' despite sanctions relief: US officials
An interim nuclear deal with Iran that allows limited sanctions relief does not mean that the Islamic republic is "open for business", US officials said Tuesday, vowing to vigorously enforce existing sanctions.
Israel unveils unmanned combat marine system
Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled on Tuesday the newest addition to its line of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) -- a combat marine system named KATANA for homeland security.
2 killed, 21 wounded in Iraq's violence
Two people were killed and 21 others wounded in violent attacks in and around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, security sources said.