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Israeli Air Force Hits Syria After Mortar Fire
The Israeli air force attacked Syria early Thursday after mortar fire from the Syrian civil war spilled over into Israel, hitting the Golan Heights on…
United Arab Emirates: Sex reassignment surgery is now legal
Transgender people can now get legal sex reassignment surgery in the United Arab Emirates. The government has passed Federal Decree No 4, a series of…
The US and Russia conducted last-minute negotiations over a fresh bid for a Syrian peace deal
Foreign ministers from the two powers, which support opposite sides in the five-year conflict, were poised to hold a “personal meeting” in the Swiss city…
Kurdish ‘Angelina Jolie’ died fighting Isis
A female fighter nicknamed the ‘Kurdish Angelina Jolie’ has reportedly been killed in a battle against Isis on the Syrian-Turkey border, Syrian Kurdish media has…
First Saudi Arabian ambassador in 25 years expelled from Iraq
Iraq has expelled its first Saudi Arabian ambassador in a quarter of a century following disagreements over the role of Shia militias in the fight…
Obama administration approved a $1.15 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S….
Yezidis of Armenia are faced with a choice: assimilation or emigration?
Every day 750 able-bodied citizens are leavening Armenia forever. And in total for the last 6 months 123,000 people left Armenia and did not return….
Syria barters prisoners for Russian bodies
The Syrian government has begun releasing 169 prisoners in exchange for the return of the bodies of five Russian soldiers killed when their helicopter was…
Turkish Foreign Minister: Operations in Mosul and Raqqa are ‘vital’ against Daesh
Operations in Mosul and Raqqa are vitally important if Iraq and Syria are to be cleansed of Daesh, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday….