Middle East
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
September 26, 2017
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Saudi authorities fired a senior education official and other supervisors after a school textbook was found that included a photo-shopped…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
September 26, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
The Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum that was just held could mean further instability in the Middle East, where formal borders…
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
September 26, 2017
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
September 25, 2017
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
September 25, 2017
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
US-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir al-Zor province on Monday, near a major natural gas…
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
September 25, 2017
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
China supports Iraq’s unity, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday, as voting started in an independence referendum organized by…
US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military
September 25, 2017
US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military
Six US air strikes on an Islamic State desert camp in Libya killed 17 militants and destroyed three vehicles, the…