Middle East
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
March 7, 2019
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
March 6, 2019
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber
March 6, 2019
Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber
PASSAU, Germany (Reuters) – Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s…
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
March 6, 2019
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
March 6, 2019
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
March 5, 2019
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
March 5, 2019
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people left the last area held by ISIS in eastern Syria on Tuesday…
Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants
March 5, 2019
Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has made it easier to seize and freeze the assets of people and groups facing UN…