Middle East

Iraq’s oil contracts make joining OPEC output cut more painful

Iraq’s oil contracts make joining OPEC output cut more painful

Iraq would have to compensate international oil companies for limits placed on their production, according to industry sources and documents…
Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Islamic State militants probably killed more than 300 Iraqi former police three weeks ago and buried them in a mass…
Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria’s al Bab

Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria’s al Bab

Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Belgium a center for PKK militants and coup plotters

Turkey’s Erdogan says Belgium a center for PKK militants and coup plotters

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Belgium of being an important center for supporters of both the outlawed Kurdistan…
Israel to launch expedition to find more Dead Sea Scrolls

Israel to launch expedition to find more Dead Sea Scrolls

 Israel is embarking on a major archaeological expedition to find yet undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls, an Israeli antiquities official said…
Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause

Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause

Intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a weeks-long pause on Tuesday, killing at least three…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels poised to attack IS-held city

Turkey-backed Syria rebels poised to attack IS-held city

Syrian rebels backed by Turkey were poised to begin an assault to try to drive Islamic State from the Syrian…
Erdogan hints at referendum on Turkey joining EU

Erdogan hints at referendum on Turkey joining EU

Accusing Brussels of wanting Turkey to abandon its bid to join the EU, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted in…
Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW

Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW

Iraqi Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in northern Iraq unlawfully destroyed Arab homes in scores of towns and villages in…
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