Middle East
UN carries out first humanitarian airdrop in Syria
The United Nations on Wednesday carried out its first humanitarian airdrop in Syria to reach thousands of people facing severe food shortages ...Qatar and Kuwait join Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Kuwait and Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to ...Syria accepts ceasefire deal
The Syrian government on Tuesday accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, according to a ...Three Palestinians shot dead, two after attacking Israelis
Three Palestinians were shot dead on Friday, two while carrying out attacks and a third in clashes, the latest in a more ...Palestinians welcome French peace plan
The Palestinians on Thursday welcomed an initiative put forward by France to hold an international Middle East peace conference, a proposal which ...Germany revives calls for no-fly zone in northern Syria
Germany revived calls Wednesday for a no-fly zone in northern Syria — an idea that once might have greatly helped the beleaguered ...Dozens of Iraqi migrants return home from Europe
Emotional scenes unfolded at the Baghdad International Airport on Thursday as dozens of Iraqis who had sought refuge in Europe returned home.Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq overnight, hours after a suicide car bomb attack targeting military buses killed 28 ...UN, US condemn air strikes on hospitals in north Syria
The United Nations and Washington on Monday condemned air strikes on medical facilities and schools in Syria that the world body said ...Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a ...




