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Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood

Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood

The Syrian government sent reinforcements to a southern neighborhood in Damascus on Tuesday after losing it to Islamic State militants…
Iraq recovers bodies of 38 Indians abducted by IS in 2014

Iraq recovers bodies of 38 Indians abducted by IS in 2014

Iraqi authorities have discovered a mass grave with the bodies of 38 Indian construction workers abducted when Islamic State militants…
Saudi Arabia: Prince says women should decide whether to wear robes, face veils

Saudi Arabia: Prince says women should decide whether to wear robes, face veils

Saudi Arabia’s religiously conservative rules constraining the actions and attire of women are showing signs of possibly relaxing. In an…
Ex-French president Sarkozy held on Gadhafi claims – source

Ex-French president Sarkozy held on Gadhafi claims – source

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation that he received millions…
Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia

Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia

Turkey’s president vowed Monday to keep up the pressure against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia after his troops captured the…
Crown prince seeks Saudi image makeover on grand US tour

Crown prince seeks Saudi image makeover on grand US tour

Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince has an ambitious list of to-dos: modernize his conservative kingdom, weaken Iran’s hand across the…
What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin

What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin

Turkey’s seizure of the town of Afrin in northern Syria is a significant military achievement for Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador a ‘son of a dog’

Palestinian leader calls US ambassador a ‘son of a dog’

The Palestinian president on Monday called the US ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog” in an angry rant…
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region

Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region

Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its “real owners”, once it has…
Syrian minister says some Ghouta rebels may accept deals soon

Syrian minister says some Ghouta rebels may accept deals soon

Some rebels in eastern Ghouta may soon agree to withdraw from the opposition enclave or accept rule by the Syrian…
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