Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — It was looking to be a good year for farmers across parts of Syria and Iraq. The wettest in generations,...
Palestinian leaders stay the course as crises mount
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — In three decades of failed peace efforts, the Palestinians have never faced a more hostile U.S. administration, a more...
Rami Makhlouf: Open rift within Syria’s ruling family
President Bashar Assad cousin posted a video on Facebook late Thursday pleading with the Syrian leader to prevent the collapse of his major telecommunication...
Turkey earthquake death toll reaches 31
Friday’s main quake hit at 8:55 p.m. local time (1755 GMT).
Turkish rescue teams continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday.
More than a day...
A drive-through for Coronavirus tests in a German hospital
Designed to minimize exposure to medical staff and patients, a drive-in at the local hospital is created as one of several unexpected ways healthcare...
Sudan reels from daunting crises
Since August last year a transitional government has taken over the reins of power in Sudan.
In August, Sudan formed a technocratic government on the...
Iraqis take public health into their own hands.
Iraq, which relies on oil revenues for more than 90 percent of its state budget, is also facing the lowest crude prices in more...
Syria air strikes: David Cameron warns of long campaign
The mission to target so-called Islamic State militants in Syria could take some time and will require persistence, PM David Cameron has said.
RAF Tornados...
Lebanese MPs relocated to a theater amid protests and Coronavirus
Lebanese MPs were sprayed with sanitizer as they arrived for a legislative session on Tuesday that was relocated from the Beirut parliament building to...
Should Palestinian territories be put under UN protection?
A number of activists, trade union and political figures as well as intellectuals, are calling for international protection of occupied Palestinian territories.
The group have...
