Friday August 21, 2015
The Obama administration says the No. 2 leader of the Islamic State militant group is dead, killed in a U.S. military air strike in Iraq earlier this week. Read more.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. Read more.
Crowds gathered on the banks of Tianjin’s Haihe River, looking agape at the grim and unnerving scene before them: there, washed up on the riverside, were thousands upon thousands of fish -- all dead. Read more.
Macedonian special police forces fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck on a no-man's land with Greece, a day after declaring a state of emergency on its border to deal with a massive influx of migrants heading north to the European Union. Read more.
A leading international aid group made a dramatic appeal to Yemen's warring factions to halt attacks on civilians, a day after heavy fighting in a key southern city killed more than 65 people and wounded at least 23.Read more.
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Tensions between North Korea and South Korea escalated this week as the countries exchanged fire across the border. Here is what you need to know.Read more.
Given the significant ramifications that these openings may herald for the future of Iran-Arab world ties, it is more important than ever to engage and analyze viewpoints from scholars and analysts based in the region on the future of Iran's role in the Middle East and Arab security. Read more.
