syria
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
Middle East
January 10, 2020
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
BEIRUT (AP) — Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Israel on Friday, reports said, triggering “a…
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
Middle East
January 7, 2020
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
BEIRUT (AP) — When Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to Tehran last year, the powerful Revolutionary Guard…
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
World
January 4, 2020
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style…
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, hitting a school and…
Top Iraqi militia leader warns of strong response to U.S. air strikes
Middle East
December 30, 2019
Top Iraqi militia leader warns of strong response to U.S. air strikes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following air strikes…
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
Middle East
December 29, 2019
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria,…
More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
Middle East
December 28, 2019
More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
Civilians on Friday packed a road leading out of a flashpoint town in northwest Syria, where two weeks of heightened…
To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court
World
December 27, 2019
To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court
NEW YORK (AP) — Mohammed Hafar paced around the airport terminal — first to the monitor to check flight arrivals,…
Egypt’s Foreign Minster discusses Libya with Russian, German officials
Egypt
December 25, 2019
Egypt’s Foreign Minster discusses Libya with Russian, German officials
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest developments in the region in separate phone calls on Tuesday with his…
Russian-backed Syrian forces close in on major city in rebel-held Idlib
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Russian-backed Syrian forces close in on major city in rebel-held Idlib
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian-backed Syrian troops have encircled a Turkish observation post as they approach the city of Maarat al-Numan…