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Five Militants Blow Themselves Up During Raids In Lebanon
Seven Lebanese soldiers were wounded on Friday as five militants blew themselves up and a sixth threw a grenade during...
US Travel Ban ‘truly Shameful’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the new US ban on travellers from six mainly Muslim...
Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect
People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s...
Last Christians of Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Endure
When about a hundred Arab Christians recently attended the small church at Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan...
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
US Rolls Out Travel Ban, But Who Will Be Hit?
President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from six mostly Muslim countries will come into force late Thursday, as...
Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured
Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...
Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones
Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in...
IS Has Lost 60% of Territory, 80% of Revenue
The Islamic State group has lost more than 60 percent of its territory and 80 percent of its revenue, an analysis firm...
US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...
Syria Christians Take On IS In Raqa
An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan's pickup truck as he speeds through Syria's...
Trump Travel Ban: US Sets Out Visa Criteria
The White House has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees, requiring...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist...
What Comes Next?
The US Supreme Court's partial reinstatement of President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban has immigration...
Trump Travel Ban To Take Partial Effect
US President Donald Trump's order to block arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries takes partial effect Thursday...
Israel Forces Hit Syria Army After New Stray Fire
Israel hit a Syrian regime position on Wednesday night after stray mortar fire from the war-torn country struck the...
Up To 100,000 Civilians Trapped In Syria’s Raqa
As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria's Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the...
Michigan Airport Attacker To Stay In Jail Pending Trial
A US judge denied bond Wednesday to the Canadian man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport, in...