Politics

Qatar responds to demands after deadline extended - 07/03/2017

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT, Omar Hasan- Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give a defiant Doha another 48 hours to address their grievances....

Tougher fighting, more suicide attacks as IS hits back in Mosul - 07/03/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Emmanuel Duparcq and Ahmad al-Rubaye- Iraqi forces are facing increasingly difficult fighting and a rising number of suicide bombings in the final stages of the battle for Mosul, senior...

Israel retaliates after stray Syrian fire in Golan: army - 07/02/2017

JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED- Israel returned fire at Syrian army forces late Saturday after two stray artillery rounds hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army said. "In response to...

UN urges Europe to help Italy with migrant 'tragedy' - 07/02/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- The UN refugee agency is heaping pressure on Europe to help Italy defuse the "unfolding tragedy" of tens of thousands migrants flooding its shores. Italy needs more international...

Mosul victory in 'days' as IS falls back in Syria - 06/30/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Emmanuel Duparcq with Layal Abou Rahal in Beirut- Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said Friday, as the...

US travel ban takes effect, with lawyers on hand just in case - 06/30/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Paul Handley- Lawyers and rights activists took up positions at major US airports as a weakened version of President Donald Trump's travel ban took effect late Thursday....

Children lead the way as Raqa families escape jihadists - 06/29/2017

RAQA, SYRIA, Delil Souleiman- Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were increasingly desperate. It was the children who finally...

Israel forces hit Syria army after new stray fire - 06/29/2017

JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED- Israel hit a Syrian regime position on Wednesday night after stray mortar fire from the war-torn country struck the occupied Golan Heights, in the third such exchange within a...

Trump claims victory as court partially reinstates travel ban - 06/27/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Paul Handley- The US Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated Donald Trump's controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries,...

US says Assad may be preparing chemical attack, warns ‘heavy price’ - 06/27/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Olivia Hampton- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing another chemical weapons attack, one that would result in the "mass murder" of civilians, the White House...
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