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What is the Golan Heights and who are the Druze?
Middle East
July 30, 2024
What is the Golan Heights and who are the Druze?
CNN — Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached new heights in the wake of a…
Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
Middle East
July 25, 2024
Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots
Middle East
July 4, 2024
Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots
Istanbul CNN — Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have sparked overnight…
Iran wants to punish Israel for the killing of its commanders. But its options are limited
Middle East
April 3, 2024
Iran wants to punish Israel for the killing of its commanders. But its options are limited
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo result in civilian and military casualties, Syrian state media reports
Middle East
March 30, 2024
Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo result in civilian and military casualties, Syrian state media reports
CNN — A series of Israeli airstrikes targeting areas close to the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday have led…
US expected to reduce forces near Middle East by removing Marine rapid response force from Mediterranean Sea
Middle East
February 28, 2024
US expected to reduce forces near Middle East by removing Marine rapid response force from Mediterranean Sea
CNN — A Marine rapid response force is expected to leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the coming weeks and return to the…
US actions in Middle East trigger “new regional turbulence,” Chinese ambassador to UN says
Middle East
February 6, 2024
US actions in Middle East trigger “new regional turbulence,” Chinese ambassador to UN says
The United States’ actions in Syria and Iraq are “triggering new regional turbulence,” said Zhang Jun, Chinese ambassador to the…
US destroyed or damaged 84 of 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, officials say; no indications of Iranian casualties
Middle East
February 5, 2024
US destroyed or damaged 84 of 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, officials say; no indications of Iranian casualties
CNN — The US destroyed or damaged 84 out of 85 targets in its sweeping series of airstrikes on Friday…
US and UK strike Huthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
February 4, 2024
US and UK strike Huthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria
CNN — The US and UK have conducted strikes on Huthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms, including fighter jets, with…
US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN
World
February 4, 2024
US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN
Recent strikes by the US military in the Middle East make it difficult to reach a political solution in the…