Middle East
Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role: sources
March 14, 2017
Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role: sources
Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent…
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
March 14, 2017
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State faced tough resistance from snipers and mortar rounds on Monday as they tried to advance…
Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands
March 14, 2017
Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands
Turkey's foreign ministry on Tuesday said the European Union was exercising democratic values selectively and that it should not be…
Israel denies entry to prominent British boycott activist
March 13, 2017
Israel denies entry to prominent British boycott activist
Israel's ministry of strategic affairs said Monday it denied a prominent British boycott activist's entry into the country.Revital Yakin-Karkovsky, a…
Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman
March 13, 2017
Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an opposition…
Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan
March 13, 2017
Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan
Russia, Turkey and Iran are pressing ahead with a fresh round of Syria talks in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat…
UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region
March 12, 2017
UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region
The UN's human rights office released a report on Friday accusing Ankara of serious human rights violations during operations targeting…
Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call
March 12, 2017
Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call
President Donald Trump invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House to discuss resuming peace talks in their first…
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria
March 12, 2017
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria
The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey to pull "its invasion forces" out of Syria,…
Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals
March 12, 2017
Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals
Hundreds if not thousands of armed men are converging on Libya's main oil shipping terminals, which the rival powers in…