Middle East
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
March 18, 2018
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
Two Israelis were killed and at least two others wounded Friday in a suspected car ramming near the Jewish settlement…
Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies
March 18, 2018
Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies
Russian military spokesman Vladimir Zolotukhin said at least 11,000 people have fled the besieged area of eastern Ghouta in Syria…
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad
March 18, 2018
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad
With Syria’s civil war now in its eighth year, the “Islamic State” (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most…
Turkey releases Sahin Alpay on condition of house arrest
March 18, 2018
Turkey releases Sahin Alpay on condition of house arrest
Sahin Alpay, a journalist for the now defunct Zaman daily, walked out of a Turkish jail on Saturday morning after…
Air strikes on Syria’s Ghouta kill 30 civilians: monitor
March 17, 2018
Air strikes on Syria’s Ghouta kill 30 civilians: monitor
Air strikes on Eastern Ghouta killed at least 30 civilians on Saturday, a monitor said, almost a month into a…
Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases
March 17, 2018
Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases
Thousands of civilians were fleeing from besieged enclaves at opposite ends of Syria on Friday as two major battles in…
Library on wheels brings joy of books to Afghan kids
March 17, 2018
Library on wheels brings joy of books to Afghan kids
The children of Kabul love the blue bus — they rush toward it every time it pulls into their street,…
Iraq’s Kurds observe 30th anniversary of deadly gas attack
March 17, 2018
Iraq’s Kurds observe 30th anniversary of deadly gas attack
Iraq’s Kurdish region on Friday commemorated the 30th anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s 1988 gas attack in the northeastern Kurdish town…
US helicopter crash in Iraq kills all aboard: military
March 16, 2018
US helicopter crash in Iraq kills all aboard: military
All personnel aboard a US military helicopter carrying American service members were killed in a crash in western Iraq, the…
Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax
March 16, 2018
Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday around 2,000 people had left Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta district on Friday morning,…