Abbas Calls For African Role In Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called for the African Union and its member states to play a role in a multilateral mechanism for…
Iraq officials say six police, two others killed in coalition operation
(CNN)Eight people were killed and 20 others were wounded in an Iraq military operation and US airstrikes Saturday, the town’s injured mayor told CNN. Sharhabil…
Ancient Syria temple damaged in Turkish raids
Syria’s antiquities department and a war monitor on Sunday said a 3,000-year-old temple has been damaged in Turkish air strikes on a Kurdish militia in…
Saudi foreign reserves rise for third straight month
The Saudi Arabian central bank’s foreign reserves rose in December for a third consecutive month, a sign that higher oil prices may be easing pressure…
In the Gulf, Iran quietly admits there’s a new cop in the White House
Iranian military boats have quietly ended years of harassment of US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf, and it looks like another welcome sign of…
Turkey urges US to withdraw from Syria’s Manbij
Turkey has called on the United States to withdraw its military personnel from northern Syria’s Manbij region after announcing Ankara’s plan to push Syrian Kurdish fighters…
EU to assist in improving farm data monitoring system in Azerbaijan
Farm data monitoring system is planned to be modernized in Azerbaijan, said a message published on the EU Neighbors portal. On January 29, an expert…
Eight dead as US strike hits Iraq forces
Eight Iraqis were killed on Saturday, most of them security personnel, in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, a provincial official…
Kurdish leader Barzani: Lack of Kirkuk control paves way for ISIS
Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, said on Friday that the Iraqi forces’ and Popular Mobilization Forces’ capture of Kirkuk will pave way…
Religious Rule Fuels Unrest in Iran
The two-week protest movement that rocked cities across Iran earlier this year has largely subsided, but the fallout from the government’s harsh response has just begun. More than…