Middle East
Family stayed in Syrian town during offensive as rebels ousted
August 25, 2019
Family stayed in Syrian town during offensive as rebels ousted
KHAN SHEIKHOUN, Syria (Reuters) – Russia-backed Syrian forces found Abu Abdo and family this week in Khan Sheikhoun, a town…
Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack: army
August 25, 2019
Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack: army
The Israeli air force struck in Syria to prevent an Iranian force from launching an attack on the Jewish state…
Missile hits Tripoli airport car park, grounding flights for three hours
August 24, 2019
Missile hits Tripoli airport car park, grounding flights for three hours
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A missile hit the car park of Libya’s only functioning airport in Tripoli on Saturday, forcing flights…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail
August 24, 2019
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The lawyer for Sudan’s ex-president Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday that he will request that Bashir…
Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded
August 24, 2019
Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded
JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosion Friday near a West Bank settlement that Israel said was a Palestinian attack killed a…
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
August 24, 2019
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war,…
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
August 24, 2019
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria…
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data
August 24, 2019
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data
ATHENS (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran has switched destination and…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
August 23, 2019
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
Yemeni government forces rout separatists from southern city
August 23, 2019
Yemeni government forces rout separatists from southern city
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have taken full control of a key southern city…