Iraq seeks more help as it sets sights on Mosul
Black banners of so-called Islamic State (IS) flap in the scorching heat of northern Iraq. Fighters’ corpses lie where they fell, wrapped in dust, in…
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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen’s Aden; 5 policemen killed
Five policemen were killed and another six injured by a suicide bombing in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Wednesday, according to a local…
At least 56 civilians killed in ‘US-led strikes’ on Manbij
Dozens of civilians have been killed in US-led air strikes against areas in Syria held by the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant group…
UN: Iran Complying With Letter of Nuclear Deal, Not Necessarily Spirit
One year after the six major world powers and Iran agreed on a deal to prevent Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon, the U.N. says…
Yemen govt delegation eschews Kuwait-hosted peace talks
UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh on Friday evening headed to Saudi capital Riyadh in an effort to persuade a Yemeni government delegation to…
Yemen’s Hadi threatens to boycott peace talks
Spokesman for President Hadi threatens boycott of talks if UN envoy pushes for unity government with Houthi rebels Yemen’s government threatened on Thursday to boycott…
Syria’s Assad says Moscow ‘never’ spoke of departure
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Thursday that his Russian ally has “never” discussed a political transition with him, despite international support…
Hell to which the world turned a blind eye
The noon sun punches through the shroud of a leaden sky to beat mercilessly on the barren desert. What breeze drifts over the sand grits…
Syria: UN airlifts bring humanitarian lifeline to northeast governorate of Al Hassakeh
The first United Nations World Food Programme-chartered flight carrying relief aid reached Al Hassakeh Governorate in Syria’s northeast over the weekend, an area cut off…
Human Rights Watch: Saudi coalition deliberately hit key industrial targets in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition unlawfully bombed factories, warehouses, farms and power plants during its air campaign in Yemen, intending to damage the country’s long-term future, according…