Middle East
Battle looms for rebel-held Syrian province after IS defeat
January 8, 2018
Battle looms for rebel-held Syrian province after IS defeat
Syrian government forces and allied militiamen are advancing on the largest remaining rebel-held territory in the country’s north, forcing thousands…
Israel announces travel ban on pro-Palestinian boycott advocates
January 8, 2018
Israel announces travel ban on pro-Palestinian boycott advocates
Israel announced the list of 20 foreign organizations whose representatives are to be banned from entering Israel because they advocate for…
Iran Guards say quell unrest fomented by foreign enemies
January 7, 2018
Iran Guards say quell unrest fomented by foreign enemies
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday the country’s people and security forces had put an end to unrest fomented by…
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
January 7, 2018
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
Syria’s army and its allies pressed further into the country’s largest remaining rebel stronghold on Sunday, capturing a town and…
Iraq waits for Egyptian company assistance in Iraq reconstruction: Iraqi Ambassador
January 7, 2018
Iraq waits for Egyptian company assistance in Iraq reconstruction: Iraqi Ambassador
Iraq’s ambassador to Egypt, Habib Hadi Al-Sadr, stated Saturday on the sidelines of the Iraqi embassy’s celebration of the 97th…
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
January 7, 2018
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Israel said on Wednesday it would pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to leave, threatening them…
Saudi royal handouts to cost about $13 billion: minister
January 7, 2018
Saudi royal handouts to cost about $13 billion: minister
A package of handouts to Saudi Arabian citizens to compensate them for cost of living increases will cost the government…
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
January 7, 2018
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
Eleven Saudi princes were arrested on Saturday for staging a protest in the Saudi capital of Riyadh against the recent…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
January 7, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says unrest fomented by foreign enemies defeated
January 7, 2018
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says unrest fomented by foreign enemies defeated
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday the country’s people and security forces had defeated unrest fomented by foreign enemies —…