Middle East
Syrian President Assad visits troops on Ghouta’s front line
March 19, 2018
Syrian President Assad visits troops on Ghouta’s front line
Syrian President Bashar Assad visited troops Sunday on the front line in the newly captured areas of eastern Ghouta, near…
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
March 19, 2018
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
A Syria war monitoring group says Turkish-allied militiamen are looting the northern Syrian town of Afrin after the Turkish military…
Israel says foiled Hamas bid to rebuild Gaza tunnel
March 18, 2018
Israel says foiled Hamas bid to rebuild Gaza tunnel
Israeli forces on Sunday knocked out a tunnel in the Gaza Strip dug by Hamas militants to mount cross-border attacks,…
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
March 18, 2018
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags…
By Dead Sea, camels graze at Earth’s lowest place
March 18, 2018
By Dead Sea, camels graze at Earth’s lowest place
Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of…
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin
March 18, 2018
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin
Turkey’s president said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, the target…
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
March 18, 2018
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
Two Israelis were killed and at least two others wounded Friday in a suspected car ramming near the Jewish settlement…
Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies
March 18, 2018
Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies
Russian military spokesman Vladimir Zolotukhin said at least 11,000 people have fled the besieged area of eastern Ghouta in Syria…
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad
March 18, 2018
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad
With Syria’s civil war now in its eighth year, the “Islamic State” (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most…
Turkey releases Sahin Alpay on condition of house arrest
March 18, 2018
Turkey releases Sahin Alpay on condition of house arrest
Sahin Alpay, a journalist for the now defunct Zaman daily, walked out of a Turkish jail on Saturday morning after…