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False alarm, not outside attack, sets off Syria air defenses

False alarm, not outside attack, sets off Syria air defenses

A false alarm set off Syrian air defense systems early on Tuesday, the military said, denying earlier reports of an…
Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown

Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown

Turkish-German journalist and translator Adil Demirci was detained by authorities last week, one year after his ETHA news agency colleague,…
Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says

Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says

Women and children believed to have links to the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group suffer “harrowing” sexual exploitation and discrimination…
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say

Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say

Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe an alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials…
For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life

For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life

Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is…
Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide

Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide

An electrifying new documentary series on the problematic integration of Middle Eastern Jews by Israel’s European founders in the 1950s…
Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region

Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region

Syrian state-run media reported that the country’s air defenses confronted a new “aggression,” shooting down missiles over the central region…
US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences

US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences

The United States and its European allies launched airstrikes early Saturday on Syrian research, development and military facilities in response…
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy

Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy

Russia may have tampered with the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma, the US envoy to…
Detained American pastor goes on trial in Turkey

Detained American pastor goes on trial in Turkey

An American pastor Monday went on trial in Turkey on terror-related charges after spending the last one-and-a-half years behind bars,…
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