Kurds offer to freeze independence vote to end fighting with Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish leaders offered Wednesday to freeze the outcome of last month’s vote for independence, taking a step back in a major crisis that prompted…
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Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held
BEIRUT—As United States-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose allies are…
Anti-regime protests spreading across Iran, says country’s opposition
Ordinary Iranians reportedly took their grievances against the Tehran regime today to the country’s parliament as a result of what they say are the regime’s…
Erdogan: Turkey’s membership will cure EU’s problems
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey’s full membership is the “cure for the chronic problems” of the European Union (EU). Turkey, which applied for bloc membership…
Iran Is Flying One of America’s Most Powerful Fighter Jets
One of the ironies of the bitter relations between the Iran and the United States today is that half a century ago they were the…
Why does Israel keep attacking Syria?
Over the weekend, cross-border violence between Israel and Syria set off an exchange of heated threats between the two countries. On Saturday, the neighbours traded…
Erdogan calls for allies to ‘respect’ Turkey
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked allies for mutual respect in the midst of a diplomatic spat with the United…
Syrian Kurds Cut Secret Gas Deal With Russian Forces
In a move that surprised many observers of the ongoing war for Deir Ezzor province, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over one of Syria’s…
Palestinian hunger striker’s health ‘deteriorating’
A Palestinian prisoner’s health is “rapidly deteriorating” as he enters the 12th day of his hunger strike, according to his father. Hassan Showka, from the…
Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran
DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond…