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Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the…
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar…
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday,…
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job…
Christmas revived in village devastated by ISIS
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Christmas revived in village devastated by ISIS
TEL NASRI, Syria (Reuters) – The one family still living in a Christian village devastated by the Islamic State is…
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
A withdrawal of American ground forces in Syria will give Turkey freer rein to target Washington’s Kurdish partners in the…
Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a…
Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against ISIS
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against ISIS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey vowed on Monday that the fight against Islamic State would not be slowed by the US…
Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to pull out troops,…
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu
Middle East
December 20, 2018
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will escalate its fight against forces in Syria aligned with the Iranian regime after the withdrawal…