Author: Wed, 2019-02-27 21:47 NEAR BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: US-backed forces in eastern Syria scrambled on Wednesday to extract more families from the last sliver of Daesh’s proto-state before delivering a final blow to holdout militants. Several thousand people — fighters and their … read more
Author: By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | AP ID: 1551293077222915800 Wed, 2019-02-27 17:54 MOSCOW: Israel’s prime minister vowed Wednesday to prevent Iran from securing a lasting presence in Syria as he visited Moscow for talks focusing on regional security. For Benjamin Netanyahu, … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-02-27 21:33 JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Wednesday arrested a senior Palestinian official after recent scuffles at a highly sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, officials said. The Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, was among 22 Palestinians arrested overnight in … read more
Wed, 2019-02-27 20:22 JEDDAH: Qatar Airways has been forced to suspend planned new routes to Africa because of pressure from a boycott over Doha’s links to extremist groups. The airline said the sanctions by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1551286191092276100 Wed, 2019-02-27 16:46 LONDON: Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Damascus, state news agency IRNA reported, without specifying a date for the trip.Zarif tendered his resignation two … read more