The conflict in Syria has been going on for years, much like other countries in the Middle East. The article that I read describes efforts to lessen the tension within the country. Russia and Turkey reached an agreement concerning the demilitarized buffer zone and now Syria is removing weapons in order to honor that agreement. Even though it’s only the… Read more »
Israeli police seal off several Palestinian villages near the settlement of Ariel as they track down shooter. Two Israelis have been killed and a third wounded in an industrial area near the illegal settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said. Local media reported on Sunday that the shooter, identified by police as a 23-year-old Palestinian man from Shuwaikah –… Read more »
Security forces in Libya have captured one of Egypt’s most wanted jihadists during an operation in the eastern port city of Darnah. Hisham Ashmawi, a former army officer, is accused of being behind several deadly attacks in Egypt and an attempt against a top state official. He had a suicide vest strapped on, said the Libyan National Army, which controls… Read more »
Turkey-backed rebels have said the withdrawal of their heavy weapons from a planned buffer zone in northwestern Syria will last several days. The National Liberation Front (NLF) announced on Saturday it has begun withdrawing heavy arms from the demilitarised zone as part of an agreement between Russia, which is a Syrian government ally, and Turkey. “We began to withdraw our heavy weapons from the… Read more »
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to extend by one year an international probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen, despite strong opposition from Saudi Arabia and several of its allies. UN nations voted 21 to 8, with 18 abstentions, in favour of a resolution that renewed the UN-backed investigation for a year. Last month, investigators detailed evidence of… Read more »
Israel on Sunday released a French-Palestinian lawyer held without charge for the past 13 months over unspecified allegations, his lawyer said. Salah Hamouri, 33, was freed at Jerusalem police headquarters after being brought from his cell in a prison in southern Israel’s Negev desert. Attorney Mahmud Hassan told AFP that Hamouri was forbidden to take part in demonstrations, protests or… Read more »
Iraq’s parliament elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih president on Tuesday after months of political deadlock, with 219 of its 329 lawmakers voting for him. “I promise to safeguard Iraq’s unity and safety,” Salih said as he was sworn in. Iraq’s presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position but the vote is a key step toward forming a new… Read more »
“The abode of peace and capital of Islam” – this is how 14th century explorer Ibn Battuta described Baghdad in his writings. The city’s recent history, however, has been anything but peaceful: rocked by the US-led invasion, sectarian violence and deadly terrorist attacks. However, some are now finally beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, as FRANCE… Read more »
Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline of the last opposition-held province of Idlib, Turkish state media reported Monday. Citing their correspondent in Idlib, news agency Anadolu said the withdrawal was concluded under a deal reached last month between Syrian regime ally Moscow and rebel backer Ankara. Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces as well as anti-regime armed… Read more »
One of the most important freedoms in America is our right to free speech. We are not the only country with this freedom but there are still places where citizen do not have this freedom. Saudi Arabia is one of those places. Tuesday, October 2nd, a Saudi Journalist named Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and he never… Read more »