Middle East
Ceasefire deal sealed for rebel pocket near Damascus
October 12, 2017
Ceasefire deal sealed for rebel pocket near Damascus
A ceasefire deal for a Syrian rebel enclave south of Damascus was reached on Thursday, brokered by Cairo and Moscow,…
Hezbollah says new US measures won’t affect group
October 12, 2017
Hezbollah says new US measures won’t affect group
Hezbollah on Wednesday dismissed a multimillion dollar reward offered by the Trump administration in return for information on two of…
Hamas leader says deal reached with rival Fatah on Gaza
October 12, 2017
Hamas leader says deal reached with rival Fatah on Gaza
The leader of Hamas said on Thursday that his group has reached an agreement with the rival Fatah party of…
British jihadi ‘White Widow’ killed by U.S. drone: Sun report
October 12, 2017
British jihadi ‘White Widow’ killed by U.S. drone: Sun report
Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the Islamic State group, has been killed in Syria by a…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 25 soldiers in post-coup probe – sources
October 12, 2017
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 25 soldiers in post-coup probe – sources
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers across Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in northern Cyprus,…
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
October 12, 2017
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) offered to hold talks with Iraqi authorities on the status of Kurdish airports, border posts…
Envoy says US cooperation helped reduce attacks in Turkey
October 11, 2017
Envoy says US cooperation helped reduce attacks in Turkey
The US ambassador to Turkey says he hopes the two countries can quickly resolve a spat over the arrest of…
New Afghan peace talks expected in Oman but Taliban participation unclear
October 11, 2017
New Afghan peace talks expected in Oman but Taliban participation unclear
Representatives of Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States will meet in Oman next week to discuss reviving peace talks…
Yemen Islamist party members arrested, ratcheting up tensions
October 11, 2017
Yemen Islamist party members arrested, ratcheting up tensions
Security forces in the southern Yemeni city of Aden arrested 10 members of an Islamist partner in the internationally-recognized government,…
US official: No negotiated pullout for IS from Syria’s Raqqa
October 11, 2017
US official: No negotiated pullout for IS from Syria’s Raqqa
The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group said on Wednesday that it won’t accept a negotiated withdrawal for hundreds…