Middle East
Middle East
US president Trump re-designates Yemen’s Houthis as a ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Shiite Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, 2022. Photo Reuters WASHINGTON,— U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had re-designated...
Saudi Alwaleed’s firm interested in TikTok if Musk or others buy it, CEO says
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a Saudi billionaire, January 2025. Photo: Screengrab/video/X DAVOS,— Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), chaired by...
Syria’s new Islamist FM Asaad al-Shaibani posts in Kurdish on X
Syria’s new Islamist Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (Shibani), January 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/Reuters DAMASCUS,— In a move viewed by some...
Syrian Kurds reject handing IS jihadist prisons to Islamist rulers
Islamic State ISIS militants in Gweran prison in Hasaka, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), November 2023. Photo: Screengrab/DW video/YT/via iKurd.net HASAKA,— Kurdish...
Syria’s defense minister warns of force against Kurds, but open to talks
Syria's Islamist defense minister Murhaf Abu Qasra, also known as Abu Hassan al-Hamawi, January 2025. Photo: SANA DAMASCUS,— Syria's defense...
Israel’s army Chief Herzi Halevi to step down over Hamas’ Oct 7 security breach
Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi, November 19, 2024. Photo: Israel PM's office JERUSALEM,— Israel’s military chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi,...
Turkish ski resort fire kills 76, guests jump from windows
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu, Turkey, January 21,...
Syrian Islamist defense minister rejects Kurdish proposal for separate military bloc
Syria's new defense minister Murhaf Abu Qasra, known by his nom de guerre Abu Hassan al-Hamawi, Damascus, Syria January 19,...
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages held in Gaza
Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy use a smart phone near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released...
Iraq seeks to disarm Iran-backed Shiite factions, FM says
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, December 2024. Photo: Iraqi Foreign Ministry/mofa.gov.iq LONDON,— Iraq is actively working to convince powerful armed...
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