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Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as...
Key Demands For Resolving Qatar Crisis
A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept 13 demands by several Arab states in return for lifting a de...
Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
Iraq Gains Ground In Mosul’s Old City As It Presses Assault On IS
Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the...
18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
From Promise To Prison
Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who...
Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported
Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...
Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...
US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight
A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...
Projectile From Syria Hits Israeli-Occupied Golan
Stray fire from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, the Israeli army said, in the latest such...
Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect For Six Countries
People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s...
American Muslims Decry Trump Travel Ban
American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's...
Israeli Plane Hits Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange
An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, the Israeli military said, hours after stray fire from Syria's...
Israeli Plane Targets Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange
An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, hours after stray fire from Syria's civil war hit the...
Moscow Says ‘questionable Data’ In Report On Syria Chemical Attack
Russia on Friday dismissed a report by the UN's chemical weapons watchdog that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home
Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...
IS Withdraws From Syria’s Aleppo Province
The Islamic State group no longer has a presence in Syria's Aleppo province after withdrawing from a series of villages...
Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit
The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...
Mosul Victory In ‘days’ As Pressure On IS Mounts
Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said...