Kurdish-allied Arab fighters move to Syria’s Afrin from IS fronts
Kurdish-allied Syrian Arab militias are redeploying 1,700 fighters from fronts against Islamic State to the Afrin region to help fend off a Turkish offensive,...
UN refugee agency: Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017
The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a...
King Salman arrives in Jeddah
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is being received by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, and...
Trump’s delayed peace plan for the Middle East peace
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his long- peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister...
700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor slammed...
Israeli PM: Airstrikes dealt ‘severe blows’ to Iran, Syria
Israel's prime minister said Sunday his country delivered "severe blows" to Iranian and Syrian forces and vowed to take further action against its...
Muslims must lead the fight against terrorism: Jordan's King Abdallah II
Jordan’s King Abdallah II on Sunday said terrorism is the “greatest threat to our region” and that Muslims must lead the fight against it.
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Jeremy Corbyn warns rebels: I'm not going anywhere over Syria
Labour leader makes clear only he will decide whether to whip his MPs to vote against extending airstrikes against Isis
Jeremy Corbyn has warned plotters...
Double suicide blast in Cameroon kills at least three
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and security sources said on...
Putin says will not agree to outside force to rule Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would never agree to any outside force deciding on who should rule Syria and added that...
