Middle East
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
March 3, 2019
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a…
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
March 3, 2019
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
The Arab report by Egypt’s Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that 2018 has seen continued political…
Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
March 3, 2019
Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
Nearly 300 Syrians suspected of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group have been freed because they have “no blood…
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
March 3, 2019
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
March 3, 2019
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday called on President Omar al-Bashir to step down…
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
March 2, 2019
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
March 2, 2019
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
March 2, 2019
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Kurdish-led forces on Friday launched a final assault against diehard jihadist fighters clinging to the last sliver of their “caliphate”…
Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
March 2, 2019
Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018,…