DC panel addresses Turkey’s July 15 failed coup
July 15 was a day when the people of Turkey stood up for democracy and their country, a senior Turkish lawmaker said Monday. Speaking at…
Iranian advisors still in southern Syria: Rouhani envoy
Iranian “advisors” have maintained a presence in southern Syria at the behest of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a special envoy…
Turkey has stopped registering Syrian refugees, say human rights group
Several Turkish provinces have suspended the registration process for newly-arrived Syrian refugees, a new report from Human Rights Watch has said. Only a “handful” of people fleeing the conflict next door…
Saudi Arabia hosts IAEA delegation for infrastructure review
The King Abdullah City of Atomic and Renewable Energy will receive a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on July 15-24. The delegation…
Israel strikes Syrian army base in Aleppo
Israeli missiles have targeted a Syrian military post in the Aleppo province late on Sunday, Syrian state media reported. The Syrian state-run Syrian News Agency…
Azerbaijan, China eye prospects for cooperation
Cultural cooperation between Azerbaijan and China has been discussed at a meeting held at the Ministry of Culture with a delegation led by Head of…
Turkey Stops Registering Syrian Asylum Seekers
Turkish authorities in Istanbul and nine provinces on or near the Syrian border have stopped registering all but a handful of recently arrived Syrian asylum seekers. The…
Houthis fire rocket on wedding killing women, children in Yemen’s Jawf
Five Yemeni civilians were killed after a katyusha rocket was fired by the Houthis at a wedding in Al Jawf in northeast of Yemen. The…
9 Syrian soldiers said killed in Aleppo strike blamed on Israel
Nine soldiers from among Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces—six Syrians and three others whose nationality was not made known—were reportedly killed in an attack attributed…
Dubai to open the UAE’s first officer-free smart police station
Dubai Silicon Oasis has announced a partnership with Dubai Police to establish the city’s first smart police station. What makes it so smart, you ask?…