Middle East

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the living situation in Syria is subject in one way or another to several external factors, especially the Western siege on the country, which affects the security of fuel and fuel and therefore electricity for the country. President al-Assad said in a press statement …

Israeli airstrikes killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, medical officials said, raising the Palestinian death toll to 23 over a two-day escalation in violence since Israel launched strikes to kill an Islamic Jihad commander. From early morning Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel and the Israeli military struck from …

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appeared in a British court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in the couple’s legal battle over the welfare of their children. The two parties said in a statement in July that the case before …

Israel has killed a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, sparking a barrage of retaliatory rocket fire from the besieged enclave into the occupied territories. In a statement, the Islamic Jihad’s military wing, Al-Quds Brigades, confirmed the death of its commander, …

Courts in Turkey have handed down life sentences to a total of 2,327 defendants, including senior military officers, on charges of involvement in the failed July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency, citing data compiled from judicial sources, reported on Tuesday that chief …

Iran has increased its daily production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) after the resumption of enrichment at the Fordow facility, the country’s deputy atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said. Salehi told the Associated Press that production of low-enriched uranium in Iran had increased after the resumption of enrichment at the Fordow …

A former British army officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer organization in Syria was found dead in Istanbul early Monday, Turkish officials said. James Le Mesurier’s body was found near his home in the Beyoglu district by worshippers on their way to a mosque, the state-run Anadolu news …

Turkey said on Monday it had deported two Islamic State terrorists— a German and an American — beginning a program to repatriate fighters that have caused friction with its NATO allies since it launched an offensive in northern Syria. Allies have worried that Islamic State militants could escape as a …

At least five people have been killed and hundreds more injured in an earthquake in north-western Iran, officials say. The 5.9-magnitude tremor struck in the early hours of Friday in East Azerbaijan province, Iran’s Seismological Center said. Iran sits on two major tectonic plates and is prone to frequent seismic …

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday and said after the meeting he would continue to hold talks with the head of state and other parties. Hariri resigned as prime minister last week. “I came to talk to his Excellency the President and we will …

One of slain Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s wives revealed “a lot of information” about the jihadist group’s “inner workings” after she was captured last year, a Turkish official told Agence France-Presse. The official said Baghdadi’s spouse identified herself as Rania Mahmoud but was, …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, handed over historical documents to Iraqi Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Kahtan Taha Khalaf today. The documents were seized from an Arab resident in the Kingdom, who obtained them illegally and posted …

Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former Islamic State leader killed himself during a raid by U.S. special forces. “The United States said Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel. They started a communication campaign about …

Israel’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Tel Aviv regime to expel Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), over his alleged support for a pro-Palestine boycott campaign against Tel Aviv. The ruling published on the court’s website on Tuesday rejected an appeal by …

Iran’s decision to take a new step to reduce commitments to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal is a concern, putting the accord at risk, the European Commission said on Tuesday. “We are concerned by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s announcement today to further reduce Iran’s commitment under the Joint Comprehensive Plan …

Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official says, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who were also detained. Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, …

Egyptian security forces have killed 83 suspected terrorists and arrested dozens of criminals in the restive North Sinai region during the past month, the army says. According to a statement by the Egyptian Army on Monday, these suspected terrorists were killed in counter-terrorism operations in central and North Sinai between …

Thousands of people gathered at the former US Embassy in Tehran and other Iranian cities on Monday, chanting ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’, marking the 40th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover. Demonstrators were seen burning US flag replicas and waving signs mocking President Trump. In preparation for …

The US-Saudi aggression warplanes carried out more than 70 raids on the governorates of Saada, Hajjah and Asir in northern Yemen, while the mercenaries of aggression continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah during the past 24 hours. Saba news agency quoted a security source as saying that two …

Turkey says will send Islamic State prisoners to home countries Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Islamic State members back to their home countries, and he complained about European inaction on the matter. “That is not acceptable to us. It’s also irresponsible,” he said of …