Iraqi protesters call for downfall of politicians
Thousands of Iraqis angry about poor services protested in Baghdad and the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday, calling for the downfall of...
Iraqi lawmakers approve manual ballot recount in May 12 vote
Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a manual ballot recount after allegations of widespread fraud in the country's recently held parliamentary elections,...
Saudi coalition reaffirms pause in Yemen border fighting
The spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen on Tuesday said the pause in the fighting on the border between the two countries...
South Korea builder confident of $20 billion Saudi housing deal
A South Korean constructor that jointly won a $20 billion housing deal with Saudi Arabia said Monday it was confident the project would go...
Syria ‘welcomes’ French statement on including regime in anti-ISIS fight
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Friday welcomed the proposal by his French counterpart Laurent Fabius to include the Syrian army in efforts to...
Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed
The party of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh named a new leader on Sunday after he was killed last month by the Iran-aligned...
UN: strikes on Syria displaced camp 'likely a war crime'
Air strikes on a camp for displaced people in Syria's Idlib province were almost certainly not accidental and likely amounted to a war crime,...
ISIS can draw on veteran jihadists and ex-Iraq army officers for leadership
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the world's most wanted men, is counting on veteran jihadis and former Iraqi army officers who...
Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin
A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
Spain: 3 Moroccan terror suspects arrested in Madrid
Spain's Interior Ministry says three Moroccans holding Spanish residency have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a group linked to Islamic State extremists.
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