Middle East
Saudi Arabia bars citizens, residents from travel to China
Saudi Arabia on Thursday barred its citizens and residents of the kingdom from traveling to China amid the new virus outbreak. The ...First UN ‘mercy flight’ leaves Yemen’s rebel-held Sanaa
Yemeni children in critical need of medical care were evacuated Monday from the rebel-held capital Sanaa, in what the United Nations hopes ...4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
Turkey hit targets in northern Syria, responding to shelling by Syrian government forces that killed at least four Turkish soldiers, the Turkish ...UN marks 75th anniversary year in world of distrust, shifting power
– As the United Nations enters its 75th year, the world is still rife with mistrust: the United States remains the dominant ...Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
A children’s advocacy group warned Friday that nearly half of nearly 400,000 displaced in the Syrian government’s two-month-long offensive on the country’s ...WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. ...Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in Syrian offensive
Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people including some who were fleeing the ...Israel headed for clash with ICC over West Bank settlements
Emboldened by a supportive White House, Israel appears to be barreling toward a showdown with the international community over its half-century-old settlement ...Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said “a thousand no’s” Tuesday to the Mideast peace plan announced by President Donald Trump, which strongly favors ...Iraq protesters rebuild torched camps as rocket attack sparks fears
Anti-government demonstrators rebuilt torched protest camps across Iraq on Monday as more than a dozen countries condemned the “lethal” reaction by security ...














