syria
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
Egypt
March 2, 2019
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a warning stating that refugee aid programs in Egypt are…
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Kurdish-led forces on Friday launched a final assault against diehard jihadist fighters clinging to the last sliver of their “caliphate”…
Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018,…
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist…
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation
Middle East
February 27, 2019
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, the government’s official website said. “I believe…
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Middle East
February 26, 2019
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since…
Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram
Middle East
February 26, 2019
Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers,…
Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it plans to ban all wings of Hezbollah due to its destabilizing influence…
There is a lack of political will to reach settlement for Palestinian conflict: Sisi
Egypt
February 25, 2019
There is a lack of political will to reach settlement for Palestinian conflict: Sisi
President Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi said during the first Arab EU summit in Sharm el-Sheikh that solving the Palestinian conflict will…