Syrian troops advance as Putin defends strikes
Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes advanced against insurgents in the center of the country as President Vladimir Putin defended Moscow's intervention in the...
Taliban kill four survivors of Afghanistan flash floods
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters killed four civilians on Thursday during clashes with Afghan forces in the central province of Parwan, amid rescue work...
Egypt forces kill 12 militants in western desert clashes – state news
CAIRO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have killed 12 armed militants in the country's western desert, in an operation carried out after...
Syrian rebel alliance says Russia must stop bombing FSA
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Monday Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating...
The fourth Israeli airstrike in Syria in less than a month
Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early Monday, killing three civilians, the Syrian military and state media said while...
Tunisia protest figure released after new clashes in deprived south
Tunis, (AFP) - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his arrest amid angry protests over...
Woman blows herself up during Paris police raid
Two people were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, during a police assault in north Paris targeting the suspected mastermind of Friday's...
Positive Mideast responses to UN cease-fire appeal
At a step to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic and aiming ultimately at ending hostilities, the United Nations envoys in Middle East hot spots urged...
Deadly clashes split ranks of Gulf allies in Yemen war
At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 others were wounded as southern Yemeni separatists fought government troops in the southern city...
Iran lifts ban on non-Muslim city council member after outcry
A top Iranian body on Saturday lifted a ban imposed by a hardline-led council on a politician from the minority Zoroastrian religion who had...
