Middle East
Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives
By JON GAMBRELL AP Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, ...Israel agrees to ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah crossing
Israel said Monday it would allow a “limited reopening” of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt once it had recovered ...Syrian Kurds hand over new prison to govt troops as truce deadline looms
By Bakr Alkasem with Lisa Golden and Roba El Husseini in Beirut AFP Europeans were among 150 senior Islamic State group detainees ...Trump and world leaders sign Gaza Board of Peace charter
By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT,Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at ...Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza’s deadliest days since ceasefire
Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said, ...Syria government agrees new truce with Kurdish forces
By Gihad Darwish and Bakr Kassem, with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus AFP Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a ...Syria offensive leaves Turkey’s Kurds on edge
By Anne Chaon with Mahmut Bozarslan in Diyarbakir AFP Turkey’s Kurds are hoping that Ankara’s bid to end the decades-long PKK conflict ...Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes
By Jessica Inman UPI The Syrian government and the Kurdish militia have reached a cease-fire agreement. The news came as the government seized the ...US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say ...Thousands flee Aleppo area amid heightened tensions over Kurdish SDF
Thousands of people have fled the eastern areas surrounding Aleppo as they seek to escape further fighting between government troops and the ...














