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'Probable' Israel strike kills six Syria fighters — monitor
Oct 04, 2023
BEIRUT — A "probable Israeli air strike" on Syria killed six pro-Iranian fighters in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor near the border with Iraq, a war monitor said on Tuesday.Separately, the Syrian defence ministry said an Israeli strike on army positions elsewhere in the province had wounded two soldiers late on Monday."Six pro-Iranian fighters ...
Yemen economy tanks as talks fail to restore truce — NGOs
Oct 04, 2023
DUBAI — Food shortages, power cuts and a collapsing currency are upending daily life ...
Lebanon arrests two Syrians over people smuggling from Libya to Europe
Oct 02, 2023
BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces said Monday they had arrested two Syrian nationals ...
'No one better': Egyptians rally for Sisi third term
Oct 02, 2023
CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptians rallied on Monday in Cairo, calling for President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to declare his candidacy in upcoming e ...
'Negligent' Iraq officials sacked for wedding fire
Oct 01, 2023
BAGHDAD — A mayor and his fire chief are among five Iraqi officials sacked for "grave negligence" after a blaze that killed 107 people at a ...
Erdogan says 'terrorists' will never achieve aims after Turkey attack
Oct 01, 2023
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that "terrorists" will never achieve their aims, hours after a blast near the ...
Calls for justice one year after Iran's 'Bloody Friday'
Oct 01, 2023
PARIS — Campaign groups on Saturday demanded the perpetrators of the killing of dozens of protesters in southeast Iran one year ago be broug ...
More than 16,000 children are displaced following Libya floods — UNICEF
Sep 29, 2023
NEW YORK/AMMAN/TRIPOLI — More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, UN ...
Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers
Sep 28, 2023
EREZ, Palestine — Israel on Thursday allowed thousands of Palestinian workers to cross from Gaza for the first time in two weeks through the ...
Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire
Sep 28, 2023
QARAQOSH — Survivors of a fire that tore through an Iraqi wedding and those mourning the at least 100 lives lost filled the pews for a Chris ...
Iran says it 'successfully' launched new military satellite
Sep 27, 2023
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards "successfully" launched a new military imaging satellite on Wednesday, state media reported, in the lat ...
At least 100 killed as fire engulfs Iraq wedding hall
Sep 27, 2023
QARAQOSH, Iraq — At least 100 people were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded Iraqi wedding hall, officials said on Wednesday, point ...
East Libya government announces fund for flood-hit Derna
Sep 27, 2023
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s eastern-based government announced Wednesday the creation of a fund for the reconstruction of Derna, weeks after i ...
Israeli, Palestinian women hold joint rally for peace
Oct 04, 2023
Libya flood relief hampered by 'turf wars' and division
Oct 04, 2023
Qatar begins construction on mega gas field expansion
Oct 04, 2023
Libya's eastern gov't delays Derna reconstruction meeting
Oct 01, 2023
Yemen carrier suspends international flights from rebel-held Sanaa
Oct 01, 2023
Hamas member killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Oct 01, 2023
Suicide bomber kills five in central Somalia
Sep 30, 2023
Bahrain says fourth soldier dies after Yemeni rebel attack
Sep 30, 2023
Morocco aims to become key player in green hydrogen
Sep 27, 2023
Saudi envoy says Palestinian cause will be 'cornerstone' of any normalisation deal Riyadh may strike with Tel Aviv
Sep 26, 2023
France warns Lebanon financial aid at risk over presidency deadlock
Sep 26, 2023
Bahrain says 2 soldiers dead in attack near Saudi-Yemen border
Sep 25, 2023
Egypt announces presidential vote on December 10-12
Sep 25, 2023
Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boat
Sep 23, 2023
Thousands of migrants living in fields near Tunisia's Sfax
Sep 21, 2023
Iraq condemns 'repeated Turkish attacks' after Kurdish officers killed
Sep 20, 2023
US, Iran release prisoners in $6 billion swap deal
Sep 18, 2023
3 dead in drone strike on Iraqi Kurdistan airfield — statement
Sep 18, 2023
Dire hygiene spells new threat for Morocco quake survivors
Sep 17, 2023
IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion
Sep 17, 2023
Turkish strike kills 4 PKK members in northern Iraq
Sep 17, 2023
Egypt jails leading dissident as pressure mounts ahead of vote
Sep 16, 2023

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