Middle East
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
March 23, 2019
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika
March 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rallied on Friday to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika,…
Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor
March 23, 2019
Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two explosions went off at a public celebration in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar…
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
March 23, 2019
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from…
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
March 22, 2019
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100…
U.N. rights forum condemns Israeli use of force at deadly Gaza protests
March 22, 2019
U.N. rights forum condemns Israeli use of force at deadly Gaza protests
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel’s “apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and…
Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments
March 22, 2019
Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments
Russia, Iran and Syria on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States intends to recognize Israeli sovereignty over…
Ferry capsize kills nearly 80 in Iraq’s Mosul: medics
March 22, 2019
Ferry capsize kills nearly 80 in Iraq’s Mosul: medics
MOSUL (Reuters) – At least 79 people died when an overloaded ferry carrying families on an outing sank in the…
UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
March 22, 2019
UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Wednesday urged rival factions to seize the “crucial opportunity” of…