Western Asia
‘IS’ Rocket Fired From Egypt Hits Israel, Crossing Shut
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist...
Kuwait, Oman Agree To Build Oil Refinery
Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International signed Monday an agreement to build a refinery worth around $7...
Assad Allies Vow Reprisals Against Aggression On Syria
A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have...
First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town
Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the...
Iran’s Rouhani Reaffirms Support For Assad In Call
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Bashar al-Assad to reaffirm his support for the Syrian leader in the wake of a...
Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87...
US Envoy Says Syria’s Assad Must Go After ‘chemical Attack’
Washington's UN ambassador said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay in power after a suspected chemical...
Top US Diplomat Haley Says No Syria Peace With Assad
Coming closer to embracing regime change in Syria, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that with President...
Defeating IS Is ‘first Priority’ In Syria
The top priority for the United States in Syria is to defeat the Islamic State group even before stabilizing the...
Strike Kills 18 Civilians In Syria’s Idlib
An air strike killed 18 civilians including five children in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, the...
Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’, Iran Says
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said "terrorists are celebrating" US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His comments echo...
Hundreds Leave Syria Rebel District Under Deal
Hundreds more Syrian rebels and their families left the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs...
Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said “terrorists are celebrating” US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His...
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Sadr Urges Assad To Step Down
Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, also calling...
British FM Johnson Cancels Moscow Visit Over ‘developments In Syria’
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow next week, his office announced...
US Envoy To UN Threatens Further Military Action In Syria
The United States on Friday threatened to take further military action in Syria following its missile strikes on an air...
Syria Was Warned of US Strike Threat
Syria's armed forces were warned about the threat of American military action hours before the US strike on the Shayrat...
US Strike In Syria Not Enough, Further Steps Needed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed the US strike on an airbase of the Syrian regime but said it...
Turkey Welcomes US Syria Strike, Urges No-Fly Zone
Turkey on Friday welcomed a US missile strike on a Syrian regime airbase in retaliation for a suspected chemical...