Middle East
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq\'s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central ...Russia rejects allegation it bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria
Russia\'s Defence Ministry on Sunday rejected allegations it had bombed U.S.-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants ...Israel hits Syria site reportedly used for chemical weapons
Syria\'s army accused Israeli warplanes of hitting one of its positions Thursday, killing two people in an attack that a monitor said ...Lebanon army declares pause in offensive against IS on Syria border
Lebanon\'s army on Sunday announced a pause in its offensive against Islamic State group militants along the border with Syria in exchange ...Deadly rocket fire hits near Damascus trade fair
Six people were reported dead on Sunday when a rocket hit near an international trade fair in Syria\'s capital Damascus being held ...Saudi plane for Qatari pilgrims waits on Doha for landing rights-airline
Saudi Arabia\'s state carrier said on Sunday it had been unable to send planes to transport Qatari pilgrims to the kingdom because ...Lebanese army, Hezbollah announce offensives against Islamic State on Syrian border
The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, as the Lebanese ...UN concerned over tens of thousands trapped in Raqa battle
The United Nations on Wednesday urged those fighting in Syria\'s Raqa to remember "obligations to protect civilians," voicing concern over the tens ...Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul
Militant group Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul that began with a suicide ...Thousands poised to leave Lebanon-Syria border zone under deal
Convoys of buses arrived on Monday to transfer thousands of Syrian militants and refugees from Lebanon\'s border region into rebel territory in ...




