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US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
Middle East
February 10, 2019
US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from…
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Middle East
February 5, 2019
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on…
Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect
Middle East
February 4, 2019
Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The demolition of a wrecked building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul where Islamic State…
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
Middle East
February 4, 2019
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a US military presence in Iraq so…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
World
January 31, 2019
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect
Middle East
January 28, 2019
Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For centuries, residents of Mosul have spoken a unique form of Arabic enriched by the Iraqi…
One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq: Kurdish officials
Middle East
January 27, 2019
One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq: Kurdish officials
DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – One protester was killed and at least 10 others wounded when they stormed a Turkish…
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Middle East
January 25, 2019
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Military operations against ISIS group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the jihadists’ “caliphate” will be…
Iraq Bikers aim to heal sectarian divide
Middle East
January 21, 2019
Iraq Bikers aim to heal sectarian divide
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Roaring along Baghdad’s highways, the “Iraq Bikers” are doing more than showing off their love of outsized…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…