Syrian Kurds declare new province in northern Syria
Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria have declared a new province including a town on the border with Turkey captured from Islamic State in June,...
Arab families evicted from Jerusalem by Israeli security forces
On a recent morning, at a time of soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions and massive police deployment in Jerusalem, security forces carried out an eviction order:...
Yemen's Houthis say efforts to find political solution have failed
A senior Houthi leader said efforts to convene U.N.-backed peace talks for Yemen were failing and blamed the United States and Saudi Arabia for...
Britain's top court hears landmark Libyan rendition case
Britain's top court on Monday began hearings in a landmark case involving a Libyan man who accuses the British government of conspiring with the...
Serbian PM pays respects to Srebrenica Muslim victims
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his respects Wednesday to Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, four months after being chased from the...
Iraq plans parliamentary elections for May 15
BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Iraq plans to hold parliamentary elections on May 15 to choose a prime minister, a statement from the prime...
Russians killed in clash with U.S.-led forces in Syria, say associates
Russian fighters were among those killed when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Syria this month, former associates of the dead...
Syria regime strikes rebel enclave as aid trucks wait
Wafideen Checkpoint, Syria, March 1, 2018 (AFP) - Syrian and Russian forces kept up military pressure on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Thursday as their controversial...
Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...
Obama admin says states lack authority to block refugees
Amid a growing political controversy, the Obama administration on Wednesday reminded state officials across the country that states do not have legal authority to...
