Middle East
Palestinians hail UNESCO Hebron vote slammed by Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to add the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to the endangered ...Egypt military says 26 soldiers killed or wounded in Sinai
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic State group ...Syria says Israel strike kills civilians
Israel said on Saturday it had targeted Syrian military installations after shells landed in the occupied Golan Heights but a Syrian military ...Syria army declares 48-hour truce in southern city
Syria\'s army on Saturday declared a 48-hour ceasefire in the southern city of Daraa, bringing a cautious calm after days of heavy ...US fighter jet deal, ship visit show military links to Qatar
A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two American warships on ...Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisis
Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, ...Kuwait tries to mediate crisis between Qatar, Arab nations
Kuwait tried to mediate a resumption of diplomatic and commercial ties between Qatar and several of its Arab neighbors Tuesday, while U.S. ...Trump urges Muslim leaders to confront extremism
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Muslim leaders to take a stand against violence committed in the name of religion, describing ...Under fire at home, Trump in Saudi on first foreign trip
Dogged by controversy at home, Donald Trump opened his first foreign trip as president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, looking to shift ...Syria says US airstrike killed several soldiers near Jordan
A Syrian military official said Friday that an aerial "aggression" by the U.S.-led coalition on a government military position near the border ...




