Middle East
More than 150,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey
More than 150,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since Syria\'s crisis began, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Lutfi Elvan said Monday, ...Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25
A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral on Monday, killing at least 25 people, including a local Shiite militia leader, in a ...Death toll in Baghdad twin suicide bombing rises to 70
The death toll of a twin suicide bombing in a Shi\'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday rose to 70, with more than ...Syria cease-fire takes effect
Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by ...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 ...




