U.S. stages 25 strikes in Iraq and Syria against ISIS
The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State (ISIS) with 25 strikes on Monday in their latest assault against the militant group in...
Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
A civil rights attorney contends that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and beheadings in their...
Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019 (AFP) - A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace...
Syrian Kurdish leader detained in Prague on Turkey’s request
Czech authorities detained a former leader of a Syrian Kurdish political party under an Interpol red notice that was based on Turkey's request...
“God bless you”, Netanyahu tells Guatemalan president over Jerusalem embassy move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a "God bless you" on Monday for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem, while the...
Top U.S. general: Iraq did not ask for Russian strikes
U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford played down the chances of any Russian air campaign in Iraq in the near future as he made his...
Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria: U.S. official
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Turkey says UN Syria ceasefire won’t affect Afrin offensive
Turkey on Sunday welcomed the unanimous demand by the UN Security Council for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, but insisted that its own operation...
First Coronavirus-case in Israel
On Friday, Israel confirmed its first case of new Coronavirus. The affected is a citizen who flew home from Japan earlier this week after...
