The Bashar Al-Assad Syrian regime has once again renewed its accusation of “stealing oil” from fields in the north-east of the country by the United States, state-run SANA news agency reports. “The American forces brought [ More … ]
The United Nations is prepared for “very close” coordination with Turkey on a possible operation in Syria, the U.N. assistant secretary general said Monday. Panos Moumtzis, who is also the regional humanitarian coordinator for the [ More … ]
Former deputy al-Shabaab leader and spokesman Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, known as Abu Mansoor, has surrendered himself to Somali government earlier on Sunday, authorities confirmed. Mohamed Abdi, Bakol region governor, told Anadolu Agency over the phone [ More … ]
Dozens of far-right Israelis toured the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early on Monday under heavy police protection, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. According to Wafa, the Israelis entered the compound through the Morrocans’ Gate while [ More … ]
Israel’s Nahal Infantry Brigade has conducted regimental exercises along with the Armored Corps, Combat Engineering Corps and Israeli Air Force UAVs and warplanes, according to Ynetnews. Thousands of soldiers from the Israeli army’s Nahal Infantry [ More … ]
Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army has been fighting for control of Libya’s second city for three years. Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of Libya’s second [ More … ]
As some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners entered the 11th day of the mass “Freedom and Dignity” hunger strike, Israeli Prison Service (IPS) forces on Thursday attacked two hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners being held in southern Israel’s Ashkelon [ More … ]
Palestinians across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory held protests and marches on Thursday for Land Day — the day in 1976 when Israel confiscated approximately 21,000 dunums of historic Palestinian land across Israel, sparking [ More … ]
What happened on the fifth of March was a lightning surprise when Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the cities of the Oil Crescent collapsed without resistance in front of hordes of troops belonging to Benghazi Defense [ More … ]
Two Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets fired by Israeli forces on Monday afternoon during clashes in the Shufat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Fatah spokesman [ More … ]
Seven Palestinians, including five children, were left homeless Wednesday morning when Israeli bulldozers demolished their house in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of northern occupied East Jerusalem early Wednesday, after Israeli forces assaulted the owner at [ More … ]
Deployment comes after calls in Iraq to stage demonstrations to protest an agreement over navigation rights Kuwait has moved some of its security forces to the borders with Iraq as a precautionary measure in anticipation [ More … ]
Israeli forces Friday suppressed a weekly march in the village of Bilin in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, as dozens of protesters suffered from tear gas inhalation.Palestinians, international, and Israeli peace activists all [ More … ]
– Scores of Daesh militants mounted a daring attack on Rutba on Monday – The Iraqi army said Tuesday it has fully seized control of the Rutba city in western Iraq from Daesh militants, reported [ More … ]
– Iraqi forces killed scores of Daesh militants in the island – The Iraqi army on Tuesday recaptured the Ramadi Island in western Iraq from Daesh militants, a top army commander said. Speaking to Anadolu [ More … ]
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