Middle East
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
February 20, 2018
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 170 people suspected of links to the network accused of orchestrating a failed coup…
Iran teams find wreckage of plane in Zagros mountains
February 20, 2018
Iran teams find wreckage of plane in Zagros mountains
Iranian search teams found the wreckage on Tuesday of a plane that went missing in the Zagros mountains two days…
UN demands end to targeting civilians in Syria enclave after 100 die
February 20, 2018
UN demands end to targeting civilians in Syria enclave after 100 die
The UN has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in Syria after a heavy bombardment killed at least…
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
February 19, 2018
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Accelerating bombardment by the government and its allies killed at least 35 people in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region near…
Turkey warns it may hit Syrian troops in Kurdish enclave
February 19, 2018
Turkey warns it may hit Syrian troops in Kurdish enclave
Turkey threatened on Monday to hit back at Syrian pro-government troops if they deploy in an enclave in northern Syria…
Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash
February 19, 2018
Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash
Iranian search and rescue teams on Monday reached the site of a plane crash the previous day that authorities say…
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
February 19, 2018
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
February 19, 2018
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
The Syrian army could enter the Kurdish-held enclave in Afrin within the next two days after the Kurds agreed to…
‘Senior figures’ in Israel’s Bezeq arrested in corruption probe tied to Netanyahu
February 19, 2018
‘Senior figures’ in Israel’s Bezeq arrested in corruption probe tied to Netanyahu
The arrests came just days after police said there were grounds to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and…
Iran and Saudi Arabia need a ‘fresh security architecture’
February 19, 2018
Iran and Saudi Arabia need a ‘fresh security architecture’
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, several Middle Eastern leaders proposed the idea of a new “security architecture” in the Middle…