Middle East
Saudi women take the wheel, test-driving a new freedom
March 7, 2018
Saudi women take the wheel, test-driving a new freedom
Fatima Salem giggles with hesitation when it’s her turn to drive through a small parking lot lined with bright orange…
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
March 7, 2018
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the…
Iraqi-Canadian man pleads guilty to role in deadly attack on US base
March 7, 2018
Iraqi-Canadian man pleads guilty to role in deadly attack on US base
An Iraqi-Canadian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a US charge that he helped orchestrate the April 2009 truck bombing…
Germany’s long, hard slog in Afghanistan
March 7, 2018
Germany’s long, hard slog in Afghanistan
The wording alone suggests the gravity of the situation. Until the end of 2014, the German government’s regular dispatches on Afghanistan…
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
March 7, 2018
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
A Russian military cargo plane crashed near an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on…
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
March 6, 2018
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syria on a large scale last year, while the…
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
March 6, 2018
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian forces announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against the…
Turkey plans camps for displaced in north Syria
March 6, 2018
Turkey plans camps for displaced in north Syria
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says the country plans to establish camps in nine locations in northern Syria to house people displaced…
Yemeni immigrants focus on future in US amid war back home
March 6, 2018
Yemeni immigrants focus on future in US amid war back home
Ibrahim Alhasbani is like generations of Middle Eastern immigrants in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn: he fled war, came with…
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
March 6, 2018
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
Turkey on Monday asked German authorities to detain and extradite Salih Muslim, the founder and former co-chair of Syria’s Democratic…