Medical evacuations begin from besieged Syria rebel bastion
DOUMA, Syria (AFP) - Aid workers have begun evacuating emergency medical cases from Syria's besieged rebel bastion of Eastern Ghouta, the Red…
7 years ago
Middle East
Defying Trump threat, UN rejects US decision on Jerusalem
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Defying President Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding, the United Nations…
7 years ago
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Rania Sanjar Agence France-Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile…
7 years ago
1,000 days into Yemen’s ‘forgotten’ war, NGOs urge action
by Katy Lee and Valérie Leroux Agence France-Presse (PARIS, France) - A thousand days of bloodshed: as Yemen prepares to mark Wednesday's grim…
7 years ago
Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly
by Shwan Mohamad Agence France-Presse (SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq) - Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday as security forces…
7 years ago
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting…
7 years ago
Islamic State: What happened to all the foreign fighters?
by Michel Moutot © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take…
7 years ago
Recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital: Islamic leaders
by Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Islamic leaders on Wednesday urged world powers to recognize occupied…
7 years ago
Erdogan seeks to urge Muslim leaders into Jerusalem action
by Fulya Ozerkan and Ezzedine Said Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chaired an emergency…
7 years ago
Fifth day of protests in Middle East over Trump’s Jerusalem move
by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined - The Middle East saw a fifth day of protests on Monday over US President Donald…
7 years ago
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