Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood
BEIRUT – A Syrian war monitoring group says Islamic State militants have captured a largely vacant neighborhood in Damascus following intense fighting with pro-government forces….
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DoD Spokesman Urges Focus on Humanitarian Issues, Defeating ISIS in Syria
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2018 — As the Syrian Democratic Forces continue to develop their defensive positions against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in…
Azerbaijan proposes to hold OPEC+ conference in Baku
Azerbaijan has proposed to hold the OPEC+ conference in Baku, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said at a press conference in Azerbaijan’s capital March 19….
We ignore these Iraq War lessons at our peril
On March 20, 15 years ago, the United States invaded Iraq. The goal was to eliminate an aggressive dictatorship that had attacked its neighbors and…
Thomas Friedman says Qataris are parading their power ‘like children’
American author Thomas Friedman has said he believes that Qataris are trying to “showcase their power like children do with their toys,” as they are…
Rebels in Syria’s eastern Ghouta discussing ceasefire with UN – statement
The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta has said it is negotiating with a United Nations delegation about a…
Azerbaijan to bring Persian Gulf states to the Mediterranean: Another success of Baku and the failure of Yerevan
In the old days the sages said: blessed is he who builds roads. Indeed, there is no more important and necessary case when it comes…
15 years after Iraq invasion, Saddam’s remnants in disarray
By Naza Mohamed and Ali Mohamed BAGHDAD On March 19, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded oil-rich Iraq to topple the Saddam Hussein regime on claims of…
Trump will pull out of Iran nuclear deal, leading senator predicts
The chair of the Senate foreign relations committee has predicted Donald Trump will pull the US out of the nuclear deal with Iran. “The Iran deal…
Saudi crown prince gives first US television interview
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed’s much-anticipated interview on CBS’ 60 minutes aired on Sunday night in which the young royal spoke on a wide-range of…