Middle East
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
March 1, 2019
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…
Libya rivals Haftar, Sarraj agree to hold polls: UN
March 1, 2019
Libya rivals Haftar, Sarraj agree to hold polls: UN
The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government and a rival military strongman have met and agreed to hold elections aimed…
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
March 1, 2019
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama…
Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’
March 1, 2019
Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’
Pakistan was set to free a captured Indian pilot Friday in a “peace gesture” aimed at lowering temperatures with its…
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
February 28, 2019
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general is expected to deliver a much-anticipated decision Thursday on whether to indict Benjamin Netanyahu…
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
February 27, 2019
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
(Reuters) – Palestine has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for…
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir
February 27, 2019
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir
Pakistan said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of…
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation
February 27, 2019
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, the government’s official website said. “I believe…
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
February 26, 2019
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since…
Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram
February 26, 2019
Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers,…