West Asia

Syrian army troops take full control of Manbij

Oct 15, 2019 19:30

Syrian army troops have established full control over Manbij, a city in the northern province of Aleppo, and its nearby settlements, amid Turkey’s cross-border invasion in northeastern Syria and an abrupt US retreat of its forces from the city.
Election-related violence killed dozens in Afghanistan: UN

Oct 15, 2019 19:22

A United Nations (UN) report says dozens of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in violence related to Afghanistan’s recent presidential election.
Lebanese president slams Israel's violation of intl. law, attempts to impose new fait accompli

Oct 15, 2019 19:13

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has censured the Israeli regime over breaching international regulations, treaties and principles, and seeking to impose a new fait accompli in the occupied territories.
About 300 illegal Zionist settlers violate Aqsa Mosque

Oct 15, 2019 19:08

Hundreds of illegal Zionist settlers have violated the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds.
Turkey arrests 4 Kurdish mayors amid Syria offensive

Oct 15, 2019 15:05

Turkey has arrested four mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), in an apparent crackdown on critics of Ankara’s latest offensive against Syria.
HRW: Europe must repatriate Daesh inmates from Syria

Oct 15, 2019 13:09

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned against the transfer of the Daesh terror group’s European members from prisons in northern Syria to Iraq in the wake of an ongoing Turkish offensive, saying that the European states should instead repatriate them for prosecution.
Putin visits Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions

Oct 15, 2019 13:00

In his first visit to Saudi Arabia in over a decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has exchanged views with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on a number of sensitive regional issues as well as military and technical cooperation.
US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Syria offensive

Oct 15, 2019 07:54

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials over the country's military offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria.
Mossad chief admits to having ‘prestigious’ assassination list

Oct 15, 2019 07:42

Yossi Cohen, who is the director of the Israeli regime spy agency Mossad, has acknowledged having a “prestigious” assassination list at his disposal, claiming that targeting foreign influential figures, including Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani, is “not impossible.”
Syrian govt., not US, must protect Kurds against Turkey: Trump

Oct 15, 2019 06:01

US President Donald Trump says the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other countries should be responsible for protecting the US-allied Kurds in northern Syria against a Turkish incursion, not the US which is "7,000 miles away" from Syria.