September 26, 2017 US Special Ops help UAE forces in Yemen anti-terror operation U.S. special operations forces are assisting Yemeni and United Arab Emirates forces in a major operation in Yemen against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), long seen as the biggest threat to the United States through its development of non-metallic bombs designed to slip through security and bring down commercial airliners.
September 26, 2017 Video of drive-by cat killings in Saudi Arabia leads to outrage, arrest Video that surfaced online showing a man shooting and killing cats in Saudi Arabia -- gaining the attention of an emir in the Kingdom -- led to an arrest on Thursday.
September 26, 2017 Israel to ban Al-Jazeera Israel said Sunday it plans to ban Qatar's flagship Al-Jazeera network from operating in the country over allegations it incites violence, joining Arab nations that have shut down the broadcaster amid a separate political dispute.
September 26, 2017 Yemen's devastating hunger, cholera outbreak revealed Peter Mauer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) returned from a trip across war-torn Yemen last month, telling Fox News he is "profoundly concerned for the plight of its people."
September 26, 2017 Iran signs its biggest-ever car deal with France's Renault Iran signed the country's biggest-ever car deal worth several hundred million dollars with French manufacturer Groupe Renault on Monday to produce 150,000 cars a year, the latest advance by a European company into Iran's sizeable consumer market.
September 26, 2017 Netanyahu says he won't be toppled, has 'nothing to fear' as investigations mount Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday denied any wrongdoing as numerous investigations threatened to ensnare the Israeli prime minister, who on Tuesday declared he "won't be toppled" and has "nothing to fear."
September 26, 2017 American and coalition airpower delivers lethal blow to ISIS Tuesday marks three years since we delivered our first blow against ISIS. Nearly a month after ISIS announced the establishment of their so-called caliphate, America struck back, delivering the first airstrike against ISIS on Aug. 8, 2014.
September 26, 2017 Dozens of migrants 'deliberately drowned' off Yemen, UN says Up to 50 migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia were "deliberately drowned" when a smuggler forced them into the sea off Yemen's coast, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday, calling the incident "shocking and inhumane."
September 26, 2017 Iran arrests 6 for teaching Zumba Government authorities arrested six individuals in Iran for allegedly teaching “Western dance moves,” including Zumba, and creating videos which they uploaded and posted on social media.
September 26, 2017 Egypt arrests 7 over rainbow flag at concert for 'promoting sexual deviancy' Egyptian authorities arrested seven people they accuse of promoting homosexuality by raising a rainbow flag in support of LGBT rights at a concert last week.
