Middle East
US to recognize Golan Heights as Israeli territory Monday: Israeli FM
March 25, 2019
US to recognize Golan Heights as Israeli territory Monday: Israeli FM
Israel says White House officials are preparing an official document to codify support for Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which…
Rocket strikes house in central Israel
March 25, 2019
Rocket strikes house in central Israel
Seven people were injured in Israel after suspected rockets struck deep inside the country on Monday. The Israeli military said one…
Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’
March 25, 2019
Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’
Braving the cold and hostile Libyan desert, Milad Mohammed scratches the ground to extract what he calls “manna from heaven”…
Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
March 24, 2019
Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
KUNDUZ/LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Air strikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on…
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
March 24, 2019
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold…
Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
March 24, 2019
Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media on Saturday cited a hospital in government-held Hama as saying 21 people suffered choking…
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
March 24, 2019
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday stressed the importance of resuming Arab and international efforts in combating all sources…
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
March 24, 2019
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Dozens of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags and pictures of Syrian President Bashar…
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
March 23, 2019
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…