Middle East
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
March 6, 2018
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
In a hospital in Eastern Ghouta, Bassam Bakri, an anesthesiologist is describing the suffering. “[Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad is bombing…
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
March 6, 2018
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid…
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
March 5, 2018
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
The Arab world’s largest private broadcaster has stopped showing Turkish television programs, it said on Monday, as tensions rise between…
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
March 5, 2018
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday ordered an immediate probe into the situation in Syria’s besieged rebel enclave of…
Turkey detains 12 in anti-IS raids after US embassy closure
March 5, 2018
Turkey detains 12 in anti-IS raids after US embassy closure
Turkey on Monday launched a crackdown on the Islamic State extremist group and boosted security in Ankara after the US…
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
March 5, 2018
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus’ eastern suburbs of Ghouta…
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
March 5, 2018
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of…
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
March 5, 2018
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
The US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat…
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
March 5, 2018
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday announced he would return his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May during…
Trump’s Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits
March 5, 2018
Trump’s Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits
There’s much to celebrate but plenty of cause for trepidation, too, as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…