Politics

Top EU court says unilateral divorce by sharia must not be recognized - 09/15/2017

BRUSSELS (dpa)- A legal opinion issued by the advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) said on Thursday that a unilateral divorce carried out by a religious court should...

Islamic State fighters in Hezbollah deal evacuated to eastern Syria - 09/15/2017

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah and Peter Spinella (dpa) – Hundreds of Islamic State militants and family members have arrived in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour after being evacuated from a...

Iraq parliament sacks Kirkuk governor amid row over Kurd independence - 09/15/2017

BAGHDAD, Kadhem al-Attabi and Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa) - The Iraqi parliament voted on Thursday to dismiss the governor of Kirkuk, who is backing a controversial independence referendum in the...

Agreement reached with Trump on migrant programme, Democrats say - 09/14/2017

WASHINGTON (dpa)- The top Democrats in the US Congress reached an agreement with President Donald Trump to protect a programme that shields from deportation young migrants brought to the US illegally...

Lebanon seeks stronger military ties with Russia over Syrian conflict - 09/14/2017

MOSCOW (dpa)- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday, as the Middle Eastern nation looks to avoid spillover from the conflict in neighbouring...

UNICEF: Young migrants from sub-Saharan Africa face highest risks - 09/12/2017

BRUSSELS (dpa)- Migrants under the age of 24 trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean face especially high risks of exploitation if they are from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a UNICEF report...

Russia touts major Syrian state military successes over Islamic State - 09/12/2017

BEIRUT/MOSCOW, Weedah Hamzah and Peter Spinella (dpa) - Russia's military said Tuesday that with its help, Syrian state troops have "liberated about 85 per cent of the Syrian territory." The Syrian...

Coalition, Russian strikes kill 28 in eastern Syria, - 09/12/2017

BEIRUT (dpa) - At least 28 civilians were killed on Tuesday in ongoing airstrikes by the US-led coalition and Russian planes targeting the Islamic State militia in eastern Syria, a monitoring group...

German election gives Syrians hope for future of homeland - 09/11/2017

BERLIN, Basma Elmahdy (dpa)- Syrians who have recently arrived in Germany are taking interest in more than just the results of the country's general elections on September 24. They're also keen on...

Dozens dead in Russian, US bombing in oil-rich Syrian area - 09/11/2017

CAIRO, Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa)- Dozens of people, mostly civilians, were killed by separate Russian and US airstrikes in an oil-rich region in eastern Syria where rival fighters are battling the...
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