Vehicle drives past sign bearing logo of Islamic State group in countryside of Deir Ezzor recently (AFP) The Syrian army, supported by Russian jets and Iranian-backed militias, escalated bombing on Sunday of areas of the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor...
Excess flammable gasses burning from flares at Havana oil field, west of Iraqi city of Kirkuk (AFP) Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.6 million bpd after adding a...
AQAP militants listening to their chief Nasser al-Wuhayshi at undisclosed location in Yemen (AFP/file photo) An elite Yemeni force formed by the United Arab Emirates captured the town of Mahfad, an Al-Qaeda stronghold in the southern province of Abyan, a...
Saudi women sit in stadium for first time to attend event in capital Riyadh on 23 September, commemorating anniversary of founding of kingdom (AFP/file photo) Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year,...
Members of Libyan National Army, loyal to country's eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar, ride tank in central Benghazi in July as they celebrate retaking area from militants (AFP/file photo) The bodies of 36 people shot dead were found near Benghazi, in...
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani speaks to media before meeting with US President Donald Trump at Palace Hotel in September in New York City, on sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (AFP) Qatar's emir in an intervew airing...
Three UN diplomats confirmed the report's finding."The panel is confident that the Syrian Arab Republic is responsible for the release of sarin at Khan Sheikhun on 4 April 2017," the report says, one diplomat told CNN.The April attack prompted US...
National security expert Mike Rogers shares what you need to know about the impacts of this dangerous nerve agent.Original Article CNN...
Facts:Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence against civilians has been condemned by the Arab League, the European Union, the United States and other countries. As...
Massive crowds gathered in the Thai capital on Thursday to observe the pomp and circumstance on day two of the country's elaborate five-day funeral for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled the country for 70 years.The King's body was transported in...
