Turkey targets Cyprus in regional dominance bid
In an attempt to extend its influence in the eastern Mediterranean where tensions revolve around energy resources, Turkey sees Cyprus as the weakest link...
Iraqi protesters add pressure on the government and dozens are wounded
Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq's south, expressing their anger at poor...
Iran & Ukraine – Flight Recorders
An Iranian official announced on Saturday that Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down...
A bombing near Somali Capital killed at least 2 and wounded 20
On Saturday according to police forces, in a bombing caused by a suicide car targeted a construction site outside Somalia’s capital, at least two...
Ukraine president upon tape leak – gives PM second chance
Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk was given a second chance upon the leak of an embarrassing audio recording, in which he had criticised the President....
Libya hit by jihadist attacks
After the NATO-backed rebellion ousted and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, Libya fell in the grip of competing armed factions seeking control. Along...
Hezbollah chief warns any war against Iran would engulf region
Beirut, May 31, 2019 (AFP) - The head of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah warned on Friday that if there was war against Iran...
Protesters in Iran, Iraq burn Israel, US flags on ‘Quds Day’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians in the capital Tehran set fire to effigies of President Donald Trump, while in the Iraqi capital, Iran-backed militiamen...
Lebanon’s Nasrallah says his group has no missile factories
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Hezbollah leader rejected late Friday what he called U.S. conditions for mediating a border and maritime dispute with Israel.
Hassan Nasrallah...
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...
