Fallujah outside Iraq government control: Security official

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 14:39

The Iraqi government has lost control of the city of Fallujah, which is now held by al Qaeda-linked militants, a senior security official in Anbar province said on Saturday.

Iraq: 75 al Qaeda militants killed

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:22

At least 75 al Qaeda-linked militants, including one of their top leaders, were killed Friday in the clashes with Iraqi security forces and local tribesmen in western Iraq, police said.

More unrest likely for gridlocked Lebanon: Analysts

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:37

Politically paralysed by deep divisions exacerbated by the war in neighbouring Syria, Lebanon is likely to see a continuing cycle of political violence, analysts say.

Al Qaeda makes gains in Iraq city after days of violence

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:10

Al Qaeda militants advanced Friday into new areas of one major Iraqi city and held part of another, after days of violence sparked by the removal of an anti-government protest camp.

Bombing in northern Iraq city kills 19

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 01:53

A truck packed with explosives blew up in a city north of Baghdad n Thursday, killing at least 19 people, as security forces and allied tribesman battled to put down an uprising by al Qaeda-linked militants who overran police stations in several Sunni cities.

44 Iraqi lawmakers resign over anti-Sunnis government actions

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 05:33

As many as 44 members of Iraqi parliament announced their resignation Monday to protest against the government`s latest moves on Sunni Arabs, including the demolition of a protest site and the arrest of a Sunni parliamentarian in the Anbar province.

Bahrain says it seized Iranian, Syrian explosives

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:44

Bahraini authorities said Monday they have seized a boat smuggling explosives made in Iran and Syria into the Sunni-ruled kingdom, which quashed a Shiite-led uprising in 2011.

Iraq says dismantling of Sunni protest camp complete

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:11

Iraqi police have finished removing the main Sunni anti-government protest camp from a highway west of Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki`s spokesman said on Monday.

Iraq troops arrest Sunni MP, kill five people

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 15:05

Iraqi security forces arrested a Sunni Muslim member of parliament in the western city of Ramadi and clashed with his bodyguards on Saturday, killing at least five people, police sources said.

Saudi Shia jailed for 30 years over protests: Reports

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:21

The defendant, whose name was not given, was found guilty of taking part in protests in Qatif in Eastern Province and calling for the withdrawal of Saudi forces sent to Bahrain.

Iraq PM vows to act against `Qaeda` protest site

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 00:11

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday said that an anti-government sit-in has become a headquarters for al Qaeda, and called for protesters to depart before security forces move in.

`Sectarian` clashes kill nine in northern Yemen

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:19

Huthi rebels have been battling the Sanaa government for nearly a decade in the remote Saada province, but the outbreak of fighting with Sunni militants has deepened the sectarian dimension of the unrest.