Middle East
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
February 19, 2017
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
Syrian warplanes bombarded a besieged rebel-held district of Homs, southern Deraa and insurgent areas in Damascus's outskirts on Saturday in…
Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS
February 19, 2017
Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS
US-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of…
Baghdad car bomb kills 51 as IS escalates insurgency attacks
February 18, 2017
Baghdad car bomb kills 51 as IS escalates insurgency attacks
A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55,…
Turkey steps up scrutiny on Muslim migrants from Russia
February 17, 2017
Turkey steps up scrutiny on Muslim migrants from Russia
Turkey has increased scrutiny of Russian-speaking Muslim communities in the past few months following a series of attacks blamed on…
Wailing, anger at Sufi shrine in Pakistan after bomber kills 77
February 17, 2017
Wailing, anger at Sufi shrine in Pakistan after bomber kills 77
Wailing Sufi devotees thronged a blood-stained shrine in southern Pakistan on Friday, shouting at police a day after a suicide…
Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria’s people
February 16, 2017
Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria’s people
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the United States targeted terrorists, not the Syrian…
Iranian president visits 2 Gulf states to improve ties
February 16, 2017
Iranian president visits 2 Gulf states to improve ties
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with the leaders of Oman and Kuwait on Wednesday as part of a two-state visit…
IS expands hold in border camp for Syrians: Jordan commander
February 16, 2017
IS expands hold in border camp for Syrians: Jordan commander
Armed Islamic State extremists are expanding their influence in a sprawling camp for displaced Syrians on Jordan's border, posing a…
Egypt brokers Libya peace roadmap, but key figures fail to meet
February 16, 2017
Egypt brokers Libya peace roadmap, but key figures fail to meet
Libyan factions have tentatively agreed on an Egyptian-brokered roadmap to heal divisions, Egypt said, though the failure to engineer a meeting between…
Palestinians caution Trump against abandoning 2-state concept
February 15, 2017
Palestinians caution Trump against abandoning 2-state concept
Palestinians warned the United States on Wednesday against abandoning a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel after a White House official…