Middle East
US starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over IS
February 5, 2018
US starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over IS
American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last…
Turkey’s Erdogan at the Vatican: A visit at a difficult time
February 5, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan at the Vatican: A visit at a difficult time
“The churches in Turkey are in a difficult position and have been for a long time,” says the theologian and…
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
February 5, 2018
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
Letters offering a plane ticket and $3,500 (€2,800) on Sunday reached the first of what Israeli newspaper Haaretz said were…
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
February 4, 2018
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Arpi Kruzian has lived on the coastline east of Beirut for three decades. But now her balcony has a different…
Israel legalizes West Bank outpost after settler killed
February 4, 2018
Israel legalizes West Bank outpost after settler killed
Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a…
Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack
February 4, 2018
Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a…
Outside Yemen’s rebel-held capital, stalemated war rages on
February 4, 2018
Outside Yemen’s rebel-held capital, stalemated war rages on
In the rocky highlands outside of Yemen’s rebel-held capital, it quickly becomes clear how the Arab world’s poorest country remains…
Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees
February 4, 2018
Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees
Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Saturday that it had documented several cases of Turkish border guards…
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
February 4, 2018
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has ordered the Palestinian government to begin drawing up plans to…
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
February 4, 2018
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close…