Middle East

Major 7.8M earthquake kills dozens across Turkey, Syria

by Dmitry ZAKS and Aya ISKANDARANI in Beirut A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens,…

Netanyahu says considering military aid to Ukraine, mediation

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired Tuesday he was considering military…

Blinken urges calm in flaring Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for "urgent steps" to calm spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after…

Iran condemns ‘cowardly’ drone attack on defence site

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - Iran on Sunday condemned a "cowardly" night-time drone attack that targeted a defense ministry site, at a…

Earthquake kills three, injures 800 in northwest Iran

Tehran, Iran | AFP | by Ramin KHANIZADEH A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran overnight, killing at least three people…

Israel, Gaza militants trade missiles after deadly West Bank raid

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023 by Mai Yaghi with Gareth Browne in Jenin Israel and Palestinian…

UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have…

Pakistan hit by nationwide power outage

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on Monday affected most of the country's more than 220 million…

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) - A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, with…

Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some…

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