Middle East
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
April 19, 2018
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
Yemeni tribal leaders say security forces have killed two suspected al-Qaida operatives in the country’s southern province of Abyan. They…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
April 19, 2018
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
April 19, 2018
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some…
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
April 19, 2018
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther”…
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
April 18, 2018
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s…
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?
April 18, 2018
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?
After several delays, inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will soon enter the Syrian town…
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA
April 18, 2018
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nation’s Syria peace envoy, on Friday,…
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site
April 18, 2018
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site
International chemical weapons inspectors do not appear to have visited the site of a suspected attack in Syria after days…
US mulls military support in Syria from Arab allies
April 18, 2018
US mulls military support in Syria from Arab allies
The Wall Street Journal on Monday outlined the Trump administration’s wish to form an Arab military force in Syria to replace…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
April 18, 2018
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned…