Author: Wed, 2020-08-05 00:34 ANKARA: Only days after the sixth anniversary of the Istanbul Convention — the European legal framework to combat domestic violence — Turkey’s government has postponed a crucial meeting on a threatened withdrawal from the treaty. Turkey … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-08-05 00:30 BASRA: In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: Stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, or go out and … read more
Tue, 2020-08-04 01:17 LONDON: A Turkish general killed during a failed coup was executed after he found out Qatar was funneling money to extremist groups in Syria through Turkey, according to explosive courtroom claims. Brig. Gen. Semih Terzi was shot … read more
Mon, 2020-08-03 23:44 BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Clashes between opposition groups and pro-Assad fighters in northwestern Syria on Monday thwarted regime’s advance and left 12 pro-regime men dead, a Britain-based war monitoring group said. Another 17 pro-regime fighters were wounded while on the … read more
Mon, 2020-08-03 23:23 DAMASCUS: Syria’s air defenses on Monday intercepted ‘hostile targets’ above Damascus’ southwestern countryside, state media reported. No details were immediately available and there were no initial reports of damage or casualties. Earlier, Israel launched air strikes on Syrian … read more