Turkey Launches Offensive On U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militia In Syria
Turkey on Sunday continued a major attack inside northwestern Syria on a Kurdish militia it has called a “terror army” that presents a danger to…
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Saudi Arabia to build 9 desalination plants on Red Sea
Saudi Arabia plans to build nine desalination plants for more than 2 billion riyals ($530 million) on the Red Sea coast, its environment minister said…
Iran can set a post-Isis security policy for the region
The defeat of Isis has not just heralded the return of stability to large swaths of territory. It is also fanning fresh conflict and tension…
A is for Azerbaijan: childhood dream didn’t disappoint
I always loved maps as a child. In looking up the index for Australia, Azerbaijan was very near it. All those As combined with a…
1.3 Million Children Displaced by Iraq’s War With Islamic State: UNICEF
GENEVA (Reuters) – About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State militants are children and persisting violence…
US lawmakers aim to tighten terms of Iran nuclear deal
A bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Thursday aimed at tightening the terms of the Iran nuclear deal, despite Tehran’s rejection…
100 Houthis killed, 34 others detained in a week
The statistics released by the Yemeni army, Friday, stated that at least 100 members of the Houthi militia were killed in clashes that took place…
Iran to dominate many Tillerson conversations in Europe next week
Iran will dominate many of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s conversations in Europe next week, when he is visiting London, Paris, Warsaw and Davos, Switzerland, a senior U.S….
Turkey Begins Operation Against U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkish artillery fired shells into the northern Syrian region of Afrin on Friday as Turkey’s defense minister announced a military operation against American-backed…
Russia ‘moving’ military observers in Syria’s Afrin
Russia has started moving military observers away from an area in northwestern Syria where Turkey is planning an offensive against Kurdish fighters, a Turkish official told Al Jazeera….