Middle East
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu
December 20, 2018
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will escalate its fight against forces in Syria aligned with the Iranian regime after the withdrawal…
Albania expels Iranian diplomats on national security grounds
December 20, 2018
Albania expels Iranian diplomats on national security grounds
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania has expelled Iran’s ambassador and another diplomat for “damaging its national security”, the foreign ministry…
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
December 20, 2018
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria “will be buried in their ditches…
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
December 20, 2018
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, close to Atbara. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared in the…
US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
December 20, 2018
US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers…
Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?
December 20, 2018
Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling US troops out…
Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes
December 19, 2018
Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s real estate downturn is forcing construction and engineering firms to cut jobs and halt expansion plans,…
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
December 19, 2018
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…
Israel says Hezbollah shut precision missile plants, arsenal limited
December 19, 2018
Israel says Hezbollah shut precision missile plants, arsenal limited
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hezbollah has “at most, a few dozen” precision-guided…