Politics

Erdogan says new offensive in Syria's north to start 'very soon' - 08/07/2019

ISTANBUL, Ergin Hava (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday renewed threats to oust US-allied Kurdish fighters from along Turkey's border with Syria "very soon," despite ongoing...

For Latinos, El Paso is a devastating new low in the Trump era - 08/05/2019

EL PASO, TEXAS, Los Angeles Times correspondents (tca/dpa)- Working with immigrants for 30 years, Pablo Alvarado has lived through decades of antagonism towards Latinos. It came in political waves...

Ceasefire collapses as Syrian army to resume military operation - 08/05/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- The Syrian army is to resume a military operation in north-western areas, effectively ending a four-day-old ceasefire that the army says was violated by rebels fighting...

Britain to join US-led maritime mission in Strait of Hormuz - 08/05/2019

LONDON, Rachel More (dpa)- Britain's Defence Ministry says the country is to join a US-led maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically important shipping lane in the Gulf that...

US urges global fight against Islamic State outside Middle East - 08/04/2019

WASHINGTON, Shabtai Gold (dpa)- The United States warned that the Islamic State extremist group remains a serious threat despite the defeat of the physical caliphate in Syria and Iraq, while...

Pompeo pressures Australia to help confront Iran - 08/04/2019

SYDNEY, Frank Walker (dpa)– US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a formal request for Australia to help confront Iran over maritime security during talks in Sydney on Sunday, but Canberra would...

Explosion at airbase in central Syria results in casualties - 08/04/2019

DAMASCUS (dpa)- An explosion took place on Saturday at an airbase in central Syria, leaving an unspecified number of people dead, according to the country’s state media. Syria’s official news agency...

German court denies Yezidis asylum, says persecution in Iraq over - 08/04/2019

LUENEBURG, GERMANY (dpa)- A court in north-western Germany on Tuesday denied asylum to members of the Yezidi minority, saying that they were no longer being persecuted in their home in northern Iraq....

Truce is holding in Syria's rebel enclave despite breaches - 08/02/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- A truce between the Syrian government and rebels in the country's last key opposition stronghold appeared to be holding on Friday despite reported violations, activists...

Kushner in Israel after discussing Middle East conflict in Jordan - 08/01/2019

TEL AVIV/AMMAN, Nehal El-Sherif and Tamara Zieve (dpa)- US President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night, hours after...
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