Tag: Middle East

FILE - The June 12, 2014 file photo shows Amal Alamuddin, human rights lawyer and fiancee of US actor George Clooney, as she attends the 'End Sexual Violence in Conflict' summit in London. Alamuddin has been chosen for the U.N.'s three-member commission of inquiry looking into possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza, United Nations Human Rights Council said Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)

Gaza probe ‘operational’ without Alamuddin

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 8:17 pm

In this Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 file photo, displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community settle at a camp at Derike, Syria.

Europe pledges aid, equipment to help Iraq

DANICA KIRKAFRANK JORDANS · August 12, 2014 7:27 pm

UN chief warns Iraqi forces: Stay out of politics

Edith Lederer · August 12, 2014 7:20 pm

Gaza Talks Continue As Truce Holds

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 7:07 pm

Syrian Kurdish fighters rescue stranded Yazidis

DIAA HADIDBASSEM MROUE · August 12, 2014 6:11 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 15, 2014 file photo, Shiite lawmaker and Deputy Parliament Speaker Haider al-Ibadi speaks to the media after an Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad. On Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, Iraq's largest coalition of Shiite political parties chose al-Ibadi to be its candidate to lead the government in a major defeat for incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki just hours after he declared himself the rightful candidate and put troops on the street. Critics say the Shiite al-Maliki contributed to the crisis by monopolizing power and pursuing a sectarian agenda that alienated the country's Sunni and Kurdish minorities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq’s PM-designate faces challenges ahead

SAMEER N. YACOUBADAM SCHRECK · August 12, 2014 6:08 pm

$FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, Egyptian security forces detain protesters as they clear a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 the New-York based Human Rights Watch called for an international commission of inquiry into mass killings by Egyptian security forces last summer, saying they likely amount to crimes against humanity. The report said that rather than investigating potential wrongdoing, the government has refused to acknowledge any possible infractions on the part of the security forces. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa, File)$ News

HRW: Likely crimes against humanity in Egypt

SARAH EL DEEB · August 12, 2014 5:02 pm

Iraqi military helicopter crashes delivering aid

SAMEER N. YACOUBVIVIAN SALAMA · August 12, 2014 4:32 pm

Iran voices support for new Iraqi PM designate

Nasser Karimi · August 12, 2014 3:44 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi shake hands during a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi arrived in Russia on Tuesday for his first official visit as president and was immediately shown a selection of Russian military hardware for sale. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Egypt’s leader in Russia for talks on arms, trade

Vladimir Isachenkov · August 12, 2014 3:22 pm

National Security

US drone attacks Iraq militant mortar position

The Associated Press · August 12, 2014 2:41 pm

Israel OK’s gay Jews to immigrate with spouses

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 12:25 pm