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Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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