Middle East
US ‘will be taking names’ during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley
December 20, 2017
US ‘will be taking names’ during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
December 20, 2017
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
December 19, 2017
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
December 19, 2017
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels who…
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
December 19, 2017
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
A Lebanese Uber driver has confessed to murdering a 30-year-old female employee of the British Embassy in Beirut, judicial sources…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
December 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since December 6,…
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
December 19, 2017
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
December 19, 2017
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday said Berlin’s support for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq was linked to…
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision
December 19, 2017
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision
The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…