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,...
How the Kremlin turns extremist attacks to its own advantage
As French President Francois Hollande visits both Washington and Moscow to solicit aid in fighting Islamic State (IS), which has claimed responsibility for the...
Algerian president’s son found innocent in high-profile corruption case
The national radio reported Thursday that the son of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been acquitted in a high-profile corruption case in which he...
How Obama’s final year will test his presidential powers
Barack Obama has reveled in defying predictions that 2015 would make him a lameduck president, but securing his final year goals -- from closing...
Australians defending their homes through a living hell
Ken Stewart, the seventy-nine-year-old, was set to keep his home as the wildfire streamed in the eastern Australian forest.
Like many thousands of Australians during...
German airline Lufthansa to cancel 23,000 flights in April over virus
In a step to deal with the fallout from the Coronavirus crisis, Lufthansa said Wednesday it would cancel 23,000 flights across the group, a...
Moscow Can Resolve Syrian War 'Thanks to Historic Ties With the Arab World'
Russia may have finally found a way to resolve the Syrian crisis, according to Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah, who also addressed...
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...
Palestinians shut West Bank to tourists for 2 weeks
After the first suspected cases of Coronavirus in the territory, the Palestinians announced a two-week ban on tourists visiting cities and sites in the...
Businesses resume operations in Oman
As some Gulf Arab countries moved to ease restrictions imposed to combat the novel coronavirus, Oman has allowed a limited number of commercial businesses...
