Middle East
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
October 4, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
Iran’s state TV is reporting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iran as Tehran and Ankara weigh how…
Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State
October 4, 2017
Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State
Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory…
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
October 4, 2017
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
A bomb planted by Kurdish militants ripped into a military vehicle, killing four soldiers and wounding four more, as they…
Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria
October 4, 2017
Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria
Russia said on Wednesday it had critically injured the leader of the Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria after launching…
Iraqi Kurds mourn death of leader Talabani, symbol of unity
October 4, 2017
Iraqi Kurds mourn death of leader Talabani, symbol of unity
Flags flew at half-staff across Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday as Iraqi Kurds began observing a week of…
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
October 4, 2017
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
US Defense Secretary Mattis has said it would be against US security interests to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord.…
UN says 78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq’s Hawija
October 3, 2017
UN says 78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq’s Hawija
Up to 78,000 people could be trapped in Islamic State-held Hawija in northern Iraq, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as…
Kurdish officials: Iraqi ex-President Jalal Talabani dies
October 3, 2017
Kurdish officials: Iraqi ex-President Jalal Talabani dies
Kurdish officials say former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has died in a Berlin hospital at the age of 83. A…
Netanyahu pledges to build in settlement, annex it to Israel
October 3, 2017
Netanyahu pledges to build in settlement, annex it to Israel
Israel’s prime minister has pledged to build thousands of new housing units in the West Bank’s biggest Jewish settlement and…
Iraq’s Kurdistan region plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
October 3, 2017
Iraq’s Kurdistan region plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, the Erbil-based Rudaw TV said on…