Middle East
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
March 5, 2019
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
March 5, 2019
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people left the last area held by ISIS in eastern Syria on Tuesday…
Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants
March 5, 2019
Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has made it easier to seize and freeze the assets of people and groups facing UN…
Iran FM Zarif not informed about Assad trip to Tehran
March 5, 2019
Iran FM Zarif not informed about Assad trip to Tehran
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was not informed about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s trip to Tehran…
Germany to strip ISIS fighters of citizenship
March 4, 2019
Germany to strip ISIS fighters of citizenship
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners have agreed to a plan…
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
March 4, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests over his 20 years in power, will run in April’s…
Qatar still studying Russian defense system: FM
March 4, 2019
Qatar still studying Russian defense system: FM
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar said on Monday it was still studying the purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile air defense system,…
Khamenei doubted Europe could help Iran against sanctions
March 4, 2019
Khamenei doubted Europe could help Iran against sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised the government last July not to rely on European efforts…
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
March 4, 2019
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of the Islamic State group along…
US says closing consulate in Jerusalem no policy shift
March 4, 2019
US says closing consulate in Jerusalem no policy shift
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic…