Levant
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 In Baghdad
A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and...
Demolition of Decades-Old Lebanese Brewery Begins
Demolition of one of the Middle East's oldest breweries began this week in the Lebanese capital to make way for a...
Bus Bombing Hits Syria’s Homs, Five Dead
A bomb attack on a bus in Syria's third city Homs killed five people and wounded at least seven on Wednesday, state...
Coalition ‘probably’ Had Role In Civilian Casualties In Mosul
Coalition forces "probably" played a role in the deaths of numerous civilians during a recent air strike in west Mosul,...
UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians
The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul,...
Over 300 Civilians Killed Since Start of West Mosul Operation
Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul,...
How the Mouse Came To Live Alongside Humans
Mice have been living alongside humans for 15,000 years, according to fossil evidence. This is earlier than previously...
US Probes Mosul Bombing Amid Worries of Rising Civilian Deaths
The Pentagon said Monday it was reviewing more than 700 video feeds of coalition air strikes on west Mosul, Iraq after...
Backgammon, Football After War Reaches Damascus District
When Syria's war came to 73-year-old Joseph Mghazi's street in the Abbasiyeen neighbourhood of Damascus, he ignored his...
Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields
Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...
In Iraq’s Mosul, A School Becomes A Field Hospital
Fifteen-year-old Mohammed enthusiastically helps the staff of a makeshift hospital set up in the bullet-scarred school...
Bangladesh Anti-Terror Raids
At least two civilians and one policeman killed during the operation at a residential building in Sylhet city. At least...
Coalition Says It Hit Mosul Site Where Civilians Reportedly Killed
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Saturday that it struck a location in west Mosul where...
Russia Spurns French Claim IS Bastion Raqa ‘surrounded’
Russia's army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, was surrounded...
Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’
Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...
Mosul Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Civilians
Air strikes carried out in recent days have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling...
Dozens of Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strikes
Smoke rises from a neighbourhood in west Mosul, during an offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic...
Over 200,000 Displaced By West Mosul Battle
More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was...
Air Strike Kills 16 Civilians Near Damascus
At least 16 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an air strike on a rebel-held area outside...