Politics

Iran, Iraq plan joint military drills amid row with Iraqi Kurdistan - 10/01/2017

TEHRAN, Resala al-Sharkani and Farshid Motahari (dpa) - Iran plans to hold joint military exercises with Iraq on its border with the Iraqi Kurdish region, which angered Baghdad and Tehran by holding...

Iraq imposes flight ban on Kurdistan over disputed independence - 09/29/2017

ERBIL, IRAQ, Resala al-Sharkani and Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa) - A ban on international flights to and from Iraq's Kurdistan, imposed by the central government in Baghdad, went into effect Friday as...

UN sets up expert group to examine rights violations in Yemen war - 09/29/2017

GENEVA (dpa)- The UN Human Rights Council set up a group of eminent experts on Friday to examine alleged violations committed during the regional conflict that is playing out in Yemen. European...

IS attacks kill 73 government forces in eastern Syria in 24 hours - 09/29/2017

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa) - At least 73 Syrian regime forces and their allies were killed in a series of attacks launched by the Islamic State militia in eastern Syria in the last 24 hours, a...

Islamic State releases purported recording of leader al-Baghdadi - 09/29/2017

CAIRO (dpa)- Islamic State on Thursday released a purported audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he vows to continue fighting despite the extremist group's military setbacks....

Lebanon sentences radical cleric to death - 09/29/2017

BEIRUT (dpa)- A Lebanese military court on Thursday sentenced radical cleric Ahmed al-Asir to death for his involvement in deadly clashes against the Lebanese army four years ago. The Sunni cleric...

Putin, Erdogan want to cooperate closely to end Syria conflict - 09/29/2017

ISTANBUL, dpa correspondents (dpa) – Russia and Turkey have agreed to cooperate closely to end the Syrian conflict and prevent the disintegration of Iraq, Russian President Vladimir Putin said...

EU proposes new voluntary scheme to resettle 50,000 refugees - 09/28/2017

BRUSSELS (dpa) - The European Commission presented a new resettlement scheme on Wednesday, that would allow for 50,000 refugees to be resettled to Europe over the next two years. The commission said...

More than 92 per cent in Iraqi Kurdistan voted for independence - 09/28/2017

ERBIL, IRAQ, Resala al-Sharkani and Nehal El-Sherif (dpa) – A referendum on the independence of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has been approved by an overwhelming majority, the election...

US wants 'diplomatic solution' to North Korea crisis, says Mattis - 09/26/2017

NEW DELHI (dpa)- The United States aims to solve the crisis with North Korea "diplomatically," the country's Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday. The US is supporting United Nations-led...
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