Middle East

Woman in 2001 Israel pizza shop bombing on FBI ‘Most Wanted’ list

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a Jordanian woman who assisted in the 2001…

Iraq forces advance in Mosul, search for militants and bombs

by Tony Gamal-Gabriel Agence France-Presse MOUSL, Iraq - Iraqi forces said Monday that they have taken more territory from jihadists…

Powerful Saudi prince to meet Trump

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left for the United States on Monday…

Violence against Syria’s children ‘at its worst’ in 2016: UN

  BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Violence against children in war-ravaged Syria was "at its worst" in 2016, the United Nations children's…

IS or Taliban? Hospital raid leaves Kabul stupefied

by Usman SHARIFI Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan  -The Islamic State group claimed a spectacular assault on Afghanistan's largest military hospital…

Iraq forces hunt for bombs, jihadist holdouts in Mosul

by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Delil Souleiman in Manbij Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces worked to clear bombs and…

Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul

by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Ammar Karim in Baghdad Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized…

To secure Mosul, Iraq army makes desert push with US help

by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse TALUL AL-ATSHANA, Iraq - Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters,…

11 dead in Syria government raids, regime gains in Aleppo

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - Government air raids on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, mostly civilians, a monitoring…

NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flight

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The US space agency said Friday it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test…

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