syria
US Arrests Turkish Banker On Charges of Violating Iran Sanctions
The US has arrested a senior official at a state-owned Turkish bank on charges of helping Iran violate US sanctions, a...
Melania Trump Makes Case For Women’s ’empowerment’
First Lady Melania Trump made the case for women's "empowerment" at a ceremony Wednesday honoring a dozen activists who...
Dozens Rescued Off Cyprus Coast
Dozens of migrants were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Wednesday after their small fishing boat ran aground near...
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...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...
Evacuation Deal Reached For Four Syrian Towns
Four Syrian towns are to be evacuated under an agreement between pro-government forces and rebels, in the latest of a...
Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town
In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but...
Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’
Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...
No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role
A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator...
UN Chief Urges Arabs To Unite Against Syria War
UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Arab leaders Tuesday to set aside their differences to confront Syria's six-year...
IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Stronghold
Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Islamic State group launched a counter-attack to...
VPN Users In China Megacity Chongqing Face Fines
People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that...
IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town
The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held...
Mideast Conflicts Leave Millions Unsure of Next Meal
The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next...
Putin To Meet Iran’s Rouhani In Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Tuesday to host Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for talks that will be...
At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists
The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a US-backed alliance...
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...