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...
UAE says Iraq election shows waning Iranian influence
A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said in remarks published on Thursday that Iraq's parliamentary election, won by a block led by nationalist...
Saudi-Led coalition shoots down explosive drone over Yemen
(REU) Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Saudi-Led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone over Yemeni airspace launched by Houthis towards the...
Opponents of Iran’s leadership urge vote boycott
Arguing that it is anything but democratic and serves only to bolser the country’s Islamic rulers, opponents of Iran's theocratic leadership are urging an...
Turkey: Russia to hold live-fire exercises in Mediterranean
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey announced that Russia plans to conduct live-fire naval exercises this month in the eastern Mediterranean, where there are escalating...
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb on Tuesday in an attack on Afghan army commandos, killing three people...
The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a...
Israel – Nearly 1,800 new settler homes approved just days before poll
Israel’s right-wing defense minister announced four days ahead of a general election, that nearly 1,800 new settler homes were approved in the occupied West...
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...
World leaders to attend Paris climate summit
World leaders will launch an ambitious attempt to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, urging each other to find common cause in two weeks...
