JERUSALEM - Scores of Palestinians on Thursday celebrated the Islamic New Year at East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque amid calls to protect the holy site from continued Israeli violations.
“You are the guardians of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, the thorns in the side of the occupation,” Jerusalem Grand Mufti Mohammed Hussein told worshippers gathered in the mosque compound.
“You came today...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday asked Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani to postpone next week’s controversial referendum on Kurdish regional independence.
In a phone conversation, the two men discussed the “important role” played by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the ongoing fight against Daesh in Iraq, according to a statement issued by Barzani's...
IDLIB - Within the last three days, 12 civilians have reportedly been killed by airstrikes that occurred inside a de-escalation zone set up in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province.
The towns of Khan Shaykhun and Nayrab were both targeted by unidentified warplanes 16 times, while the towns of Tamanah, Sikeyk, Hamidiya, Tari, Sahyan and Kafar Nabil were struck a total of 29 times, an Anadolu...
ANKARA - Airstrikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq on Wednesday destroyed arms dumps and shelters, the military said in a statement.
The airstrikes targeted the Zap, Metina and Avasin-Basyan regions, according to Thursday’s statement on the Turkish Armed Forces’ website.
No further detail was given about the timing of the operation but all aircraft returned safely.
Airstrikes on PKK targets...
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) was in its final stages and its fighters had seized 80 percent of the city.
The SDF said it had opened a new front against IS on the northern edge of Raqqa, describing this as “a feature of the final stages of the Euphrates Wrath campaign, which is...
ANKARA - Turkish jets destroyed PKK weapons positions, arms dumps and shelters in northern Iraq late Tuesday, the military said in a statement.
Airstrikes hit targets in the Zap and Avasin-Basyan area near the mountainous border with Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said Wednesday.
The statement gave no further detail on the timing of the operation or the targets hit but said all aircraft...
BAGHDAD - The National Alliance, an Iraqi Shia parliamentary bloc, has declared its opposition to next week’s scheduled referendum on Kurdish regional independence, vowing not to recognize the poll results.
In a Tuesday statement, the alliance, which is led by prominent Shia cleric Ammar al-Hakim, said the referendum -- if held -- would constitute a violation of Iraq’s 2005...
Qatar's ruler has called Saudi Arabia's crown prince to discuss the crisis between Doha and four Arab countries, state media from both sides report.
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was willing to discuss demands made by the Saudis and three other nations, Saudi's SPA news agency says.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cut ties with their Gulf...
Hurricane Irma is lashing Cuba with strong winds and heavy rain after devastating several Caribbean islands.
The category five storm made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago, off the north-eastern coast.
But the Bahamas have largely been spared after Irma changed track.
In Florida, 5.6 million people, or 25% of the US state's population, have been told to leave as the storm approaches. At...
Israel's top prosecutor has said he is considering charging the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with fraud.
The attorney general said he would make a final decision pending a pre-trial hearing for Sara Netanyahu.
Mrs Netanyahu is suspected of misusing 359,000 shekels ($100,000) of state funds for catering purposes, the justice ministry said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said...
