Author: Fri, 2019-02-01 22:52 WASHINGTON: The Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The Senate voted 68-23 in favor of a non-binding amendment, drafted by Republican … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1549029463944756600 Sat, 2019-02-02 00:49 SYDNEY: Australia on Friday acknowledged it may have killed as many as 18 civilians in an air strike on Mosul two years ago, during a massive and ultimately successful campaign to dislodge extremists. … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1549026467614490200 Fri, 2019-02-01 13:02 KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas on Friday at worshippers leaving a mosque in the metropolis chanting “freedom, freedom” in an anti-government protest after the main weekly Muslim prayers, witnesses said. Worshippers have … read more
Thu, 2019-01-31 22:48 Facebook Inc. said on Thursday it removed pages, groups and accounts tied to Iran for using and coordinating fake accounts. These accounts targeted people across the world, although more heavily in the Middle East and South Asia, … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-01-31 22:43 HAJJIN, Syria: In the former militant bastion of Hajjin in eastern Syria, 50-year-old Khaled Abed shouts at the top of his lungs amid the rubble, asking why he cannot go home. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces … read more