General Qassem Soleimani: Iran’s regional pointman
By some counts the most popular figure in Iran, Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani is also one of the most powerful in the region...
Flash floods in northern Turkey kill four, 11 missing
ANKARA (Reuters) - Four people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's northern Black Sea region and 11 others are missing, Interior Minister Suleyman...
Trump planning to withdraw more US troops from Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will announce Wednesday that it is withdrawing additional troops from Iraq, as President Donald Trump tries to make...
Turkish air strikes kill 26 militants in southeast Turkey, Iraq – army
Turkish air strikes killed 26 militants and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey's...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 20 in eastern Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 20 people during attacks on two villages in eastern...
'We don't target civilians' in Yemen: Saudi-led coalition
The Saudi-led coalition's combat planning chief on Saturday defended the air war in Yemen against widespread international concern about high numbers of civilian casualties.
In...
US hits Iran central bank governor with sanctions
The United States slapped sanctions Tuesday on Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, accusing him of helping the country's Revolutionary...
Crisis warnings in Iran, as virus deaths reach 3,160
Iran has been scrambling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak since it reported its first cases on February 19.
President Rouhani warned that the country may...
UN detects virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. agency for refugees said Tuesday that it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian...
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
CAIRO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade the Arab...
