Yemen: Saudi airstrikes kill 7 women, children
At least seven civilians have lost their lives when Saudi military aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes against residential areas in conflict-ridden Yemen. A…
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Russia wants to know everything about Hezbollah
Hezbollah has been a useful non-state partner to Russian forces in Syria. The Lebanese Shia militia and Iranian proxy currently fields between 6,000 and 8,000…
Baghdad: 20 killed in market suicide bombing
Suicide bombings at two marketplaces in eastern Baghdad killed at least 20 people – the latest in a spate of attacks in the Iraqi capital…
Iraq: Shiite militias reject rights group report on war crimes
Hashid Shaabi, an umbrella organisation of Shia militia groups, on Thursday denied Amnesty International’s report saying the militias have committed war crimes using weapons provided…
’Insulting’ Erdogan on social media – Canadian arrested in Turkey
A Canadian woman has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly insulting the country’s president in comments posted on Facebook, her Turkish lawyer said Thursday. Ece…
How the USSR’s effort to destroy Islam created a generation of radicals
In 1929, Soviet leader Mikhail Kalinin laid out his vision for Central Asia: “teaching the people of the Kirgiz Steppe, the small Uzbek cotton grower, and…
Is Istanbul attacker a professional, Chinese? – Photo, Video
According to clearest images of the attacker captured by security cameras terror attack that killed 39 people and injured 65 others on early Sunday, Turkish…
UN hails Syria truce
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if…
Egypt wants to take part in Syria peace process
Egypt is considering taking part in the resolution of the Syrian crisis in cooperation with the other states sponsoring the process, an official has revealed. In response…
Russia reshapes the Middle East
Just before Christmas, a summit in Moscow brought together the leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey. President Vladimir Putin of Russia orchestrated this major meeting….