Middle East

UN council condemns Yemen missile attacks on Saudi Arabia

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" multiple missile…

Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ EU comments on Greece, Cyprus

  ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey on Friday condemned a statement by European Union leaders bitterly critical of Ankara's policies towards…

Death and exodus as two Syria assaults escalate

by Maher al-Mounes with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut © Agence France-Presse ADRA, Syria (AFP) -- Air strikes killed dozens of civilians…

Saudi warns it will pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does

by Paul Handley Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States -Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a…

Turkish forces ‘surround’ Syrian Kurdish city

by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon - Turkey said Tuesday its army and allied rebels have surrounded the Kurdish city of…

Compromise seeks to save Netanyahu’s coalition

by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined - A compromise aimed at saving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition advanced Monday as…

Erdogan vows to press Syria offensive to key Kurdish-held towns

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia to…

Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught

by Hasan Mohamed with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France-Presse DOUMA, Syria - An international convoy cut short its mission to Syria's rebel…

Aid convoy enters Syria enclave as regime presses offensive

  by Hasan Mohamed with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France Presse DOUMA, Syria (AFP) --- A UN convoy entered…

Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

by Hasan Mohammed © Agence France-Presse DOUMA, Syria (AFP) -- Government forces seized territory inside Syria's rebel Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying…

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