Middle East
Syrian state media says air defenses hit Israeli plane, thwart missile strike
July 9, 2018
Syrian state media says air defenses hit Israeli plane, thwart missile strike
Syrian military air defenses struck an Israeli warplane and shot down Israeli missiles targeting the T4 air base in…
Erdogan assumes new presidential powers, tightening control over Turkey
July 9, 2018
Erdogan assumes new presidential powers, tightening control over Turkey
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan will fulfill a long-held ambition on Monday when he is sworn in as president with sweeping…
UN says displaced Syrians leave zone near Jordan border crossing
July 8, 2018
UN says displaced Syrians leave zone near Jordan border crossing
Almost all the Syrians who fled an army offensive in the southwest to gather in a free trade zone…
Pope says walls, occupation, fundamentalism block Middle East peace
July 8, 2018
Pope says walls, occupation, fundamentalism block Middle East peace
Pope Francis said on Saturday that building walls, occupying territories and religious fanaticism would never bring peace to the…
South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing
July 6, 2018
South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing
South Syrian rebels said they had agreed on Friday to lay down arms in a Russian-brokered deal that appeared to…
Rebel-held south Syria hit by heaviest strikes yet
July 5, 2018
Rebel-held south Syria hit by heaviest strikes yet
The Syrian government and its Russian ally pounded rebel-held areas of the southern province of Daraa on Thursday with…
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
July 4, 2018
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Yemen’s warring parties have offered “concrete ideas” to achieve peace, U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday after meeting Iran-aligned…
Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish
July 4, 2018
Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish
Palestinian protests broke out on Wednesday at a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank facing Israeli demolition in what…
Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East: Bloomberg
July 4, 2018
Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East: Bloomberg
Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services, Bloomberg reported on…
Turkey transfers some powers to president
July 4, 2018
Turkey transfers some powers to president
Turkey issued a decree on Wednesday transferring some powers to the president, in line with its move to an…