Category: News

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric.

When there’s news out of Jerusalem, reports often point to recent history to explain how such a complex web of communities came to reside in the Holy City. But as … Read More

ISIS have claimed responsibility for an explosion that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 32.

Three rockets landed in two different areas near the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, as President Ashraf Ghani joined other high ranking officials for prayers to mark … Read More

The scenes of Israeli forces firing stun grenades and tear gas inside Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque earlier this year had a galvanizing effect on Palestinian public opinion.

Russian mercenaries have been accused of grave human rights abuses that in some cases could amount to war crimes. One Syrian refugee is hoping to bring his brother’s killers to … Read More

Street protests over water shortages in southwest Iran continued for a sixth night on Tuesday amid rising violence, while residents in the capital of Tehran chanted anti-government slogans, according to … Read More

Lebanon’s water supply system is on the verge of total collapse, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in the latest development in the country’s slide into chaos.

At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in Iran, according to state media.

A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.