Middle East
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
September 10, 2017
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
Syrian government forces seized a final stretch of highway linking the eastern city of Deir al-Zor to the capital Damascus…
Nancy Hatch Dupree ‘Grandmother of Afghanistan’ dies in Kabul
September 10, 2017
Nancy Hatch Dupree ‘Grandmother of Afghanistan’ dies in Kabul
Nancy Hatch Dupree, a historian from the United States who helped set up the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, has…
Iranian warship turns away US battleship as Gulf tension flares: Tasnim
September 10, 2017
Iranian warship turns away US battleship as Gulf tension flares: Tasnim
A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a…
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
September 10, 2017
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
For an estimated 300,000 Rohingya Muslims living in squalor in Pakistan’s largest city, the news from Myanmar in the past…
Israeli PM’s son under fire for anti-Semitic post
September 10, 2017
Israeli PM’s son under fire for anti-Semitic post
Israeli political leaders are lashing out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son for posting an anti-Semitic caricature aimed at…
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
September 10, 2017
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Iraqi officials say they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of Islamic State fighters, at…
Lebanon to file UN Security Council complaint against Israel
September 9, 2017
Lebanon to file UN Security Council complaint against Israel
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry says it will file an “urgent complaint” against Israel with the United Nations Security Council. Lebanon said…
Palestinian seek ouster of Greek Orthodox patriarch
September 9, 2017
Palestinian seek ouster of Greek Orthodox patriarch
Palestinian Christians have protested against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land, demanding the resignation of Theophilos III for…
Saudi leader seeks Qatari reconciliation, ends all communication
September 9, 2017
Saudi leader seeks Qatari reconciliation, ends all communication
One hour after a mutual phone call between both the Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad and Saudi Arabia’s crown…
Syrian army seizes oilfield from Islamic State in east: state TV
September 9, 2017
Syrian army seizes oilfield from Islamic State in east: state TV
The Syrian army and its allies recaptured an oilfield from Islamic State near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on…