Middle East
UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
The U.N. counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded in a massive camp in northeastern Syria, many of ...UAE says will cooperate with UN, US on Libya conflict
The United Arab Emirates, accused this week by the United States of military intervention in Libya’s protracted civil war, issued a statement ...Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan
Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan, Iranian ...Yemen aid groups call on U.S. to revoke Houthi terrorism designation
Twenty-two aid groups working in Yemen called on Sunday for the new U.S. administration to revoke the designation of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi ...Israeli warplanes strike Syria, kill 4 – including children
Israeli warplanes fired several missiles toward central Syria early Friday, killing a family of four – including two children – and wounding ...UN announces talks on new Syria constitution resume Jan 25
The U.N. special envoy for Syria announced that the next round of talks toward revising the war-battered country’s constitution will start in ...Rare twin suicide attack kills at least 13 in Baghdad
A twin suicide bombing killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 30 in a Baghdad market on Thursday in the ...Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman
Iran’s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the ...Iran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise, state ...Intense Israeli airstrikes in east Syria said to kill dozens
Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least seven Syrian soldiers and 24 allied fighters, ...














