US watching pro-Syrian regime forces amassing near US troops
Washington (CNN)Pro-Syrian regime forces have begun massing east of the Euphrates River near where US troops are present while advising local allies, according to three…
Meet Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach in Dubai next week
It will be her second visit to Dubai. Get your cameras ready because another celebrity would come calling to Dubai next week. Miss Universe 2015…
Iranian woman who removed headscarf jailed for two years
An Iranian woman who publicly removed her veil in protest against Iran’s compulsory headscarf law has been sentenced to two years in prison, the judiciary…
How a Saudi Bedouin helped discover Saudi Arabia’s first oil well 80 years ago
Exactly 80 years ago, in March of 1938, a Saudi Bedouin named Khamis bin Rimthan helped an American petroleum geologist to find the kingdom’s first…
Turkey Asks U.S. to Stop Kurds From Shifting Fighters to Western Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Turkish government took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of asking the United States to stop Kurdish commanders from diverting their forces…
CSTO will not provide support to the separatists in Karabakh in case of war
“Nagorno-Karabakh is not a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and will not receive military support from the Organization”. According to news.am, Chief…
Tajikistan targets exiles in Turkey
Since 2015, the authoritarian government of Tajikistan, ruled by President Emomali Rahmon since 1994, has intensified its crackdown on all forms of potential dissent within the country….
Inside Israel’s campaign to deport tens of thousands of African migrants
TEL AVIV, Israel — Father Tesfayohanns Tesfamariam has always prayed his way through the darkest days. Growing up in Eritrea — a small East African…
Iran missile production up threefold
Iran has increased its missile production threefold, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander says, according to the Fars news service. The commander did not explain during…
Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 93 times
Armenia’s armed forces have 93 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, using large-caliber…