Nine youths die in Israel flash flooding: rescuers
Nine youths died Thursday after having been swept away by flash floods in southern Israel during a hiking trip near the Dead Sea, the...
Syrian army pounds Palestinian camp; UN warns of dire conditions
The Syrian army on Thursday intensified its bombardment of a besieged camp for Palestinian refugees and nearby rebel-held areas in southern Damascus, the last...
Body of Palestinian killed in Malaysia returned to Gaza
The body of a Palestinian scientist assassinated in Malaysia was returned to his native Gaza Strip on Thursday, Hamas said, after his family...
Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria
Israel's envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday that Iran had recruited at least 80,000 Shiite fighters which it was training at a...
At least 5 dead in Algeria floods
At least five people including a child were killed in 48 hours as flash floods swept away their cars in heavy rainfall over...
Russia parades Syrian ‘witnesses’ to disprove gas attack
Russian diplomats brought alleged "witnesses" from Syria, including an 11-year-old child, to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands to...
Iraq grants oil exploration permits near Iran and Kuwait
Iraq's oil ministry said Thursday it has granted licences to explore oil blocs in zones bordering Iran for the first time in half a...
Afghan politician shot dead as Taliban launch series of attacks
Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an ambush in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban carried out a...
Donors pledge $4.4 billion for Syria, well short of target
International donors on Wednesday pledged $4.4 billion in aid for civilians caught up in the Syrian civil war -- well short of what the...
Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
A civil rights attorney contends that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and beheadings in their...
