Government And Politics
Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clashes
The Israeli military says at least four Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
Refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria once were welcomed in neighboring Turkey with open arms and compassion for fellow Muslims
Israeli court hears custody fight over cable car survivor, 6
The bitter custody battle over a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy is inching forward in an Israeli court
Qatar's ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban
The ruling emir of Qatar has urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations against turning their backs on Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers
Poll finds nearly 80% of Palestinians want Abbas to resign
A new poll has found that nearly 80% of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign
Military general who ruled Egypt after Mubarak ouster dies
The Egyptian general who ruled the country following the Arab Spring uprising that removed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power, has died
Alparslan Bayraktar
Saad Sherida al-Kaabi
Ida Nudel, celebrated Soviet Jewish refusenik, dies aged 90
Ida Nudel, one of the most prominent activists who campaigned for the right of Jews to leave the Soviet Union in the 1970s and ’80s, has died in Israel