Middle East
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
January 25, 2018
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
The US president has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rein in the offensive in Syria’s Kurdish enclave…
Foreigners linked to Palestinians face Israeli visa troubles
January 24, 2018
Foreigners linked to Palestinians face Israeli visa troubles
American Kate Hamad doesn’t dare leave Ramallah, fearing trouble, even deportation, if stopped at an Israeli checkpoint on the outskirts…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
January 24, 2018
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
An attack on Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with at least two people…
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey
January 24, 2018
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rejected a Turkish army statement that Islamic State was present in the Afrin region…
US blames Russia for Syria chemical weapons attacks
January 24, 2018
US blames Russia for Syria chemical weapons attacks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said Russia bore the responsibility of Syria’s continued use of chemical weapons after…
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
January 24, 2018
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
On January 20, the Turkish military began Operation Olive Branch, an intervention into the Afrin region of Syria, located near…
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
January 24, 2018
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi…
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
January 24, 2018
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Tuesday it has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and “Islamic State” (IS) militants in…
Gunmen attack Save the Children office in east Afghanistan
January 24, 2018
Gunmen attack Save the Children office in east Afghanistan
Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children’s office in Afghanistan’s restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in…
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
January 23, 2018
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
Thousands of people are fleeing fighting and Turkish shelling and bombardment of the Kurdish Afrin region in northwestern Syria, the…