Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more...
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Syrian regime forces on Saturday cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the opposition enclave in a blow to...
Saudi-led coalition recaptures Bab al-Mandab
Government forces in Yemen now control the key Bab al-Mandab Strait through which much of the world’s maritime traffic passes after retaking it from...
Floods in northern Afghanistan leave at least 100 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people and injured scores of others as heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and...
No breakthrough in Syria possible without Iran
Russia’s military intervention in support of the Syrian government has kick-started a new round of diplomacy toward a political transition in Syria.
US Secretary of...
Egyptian FM says relationship with Saudi Arabia is at its best
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that Egyptian-Saudi relations are "at its best", strongly denying the lack of differences between the two countries as reported by some...
Saudi officials announce cease-fire amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia's official state news agency announced Wednesday a cease-fire starting Thursday, a step that could pave the way for the first direct peace...
Pregnant woman and daughter killed in Israeli airstrike
An Israeli air strike killed a pregnant Palestinian woman and her 2-year-old daughter in Gaza Sunday.
Four Israelis and 23 Palestinians have died in 12...
Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more...
France warns Lebanon risks collapse after explosion, crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday, ahead...
