Middle East
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
March 19, 2018
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
Iraq agreed to pay the salaries of the Kurdistan region’s civil servants and security forces, a spokesman for the government…
ICRC calls for access to Syrian Kurds in Afrin
March 19, 2018
ICRC calls for access to Syrian Kurds in Afrin
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Monday for greater access to the civilian population of Afrin,…
French employee of France’s Jerusalem consulate suspected in Palestinian arms smuggling: Israel
March 19, 2018
French employee of France’s Jerusalem consulate suspected in Palestinian arms smuggling: Israel
Israel said on Monday it had arrested a French citizen, an employee of France’s consulate in Jerusalem, on suspicion of…
Israeli man stabbed in Jerusalem attack dies in hospital
March 19, 2018
Israeli man stabbed in Jerusalem attack dies in hospital
Israeli police say an Israeli man has died of his wounds after a Palestinian attacker stabbed him in Jerusalem’s Old…
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…