Sat, 2018-12-22 19:10 JEDDAH: The US envoy to the global coalition fighting Daesh has resigned in protest at President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria. Brett McGurk was appointed by Barack Obama in 2015 and retained by Trump. … read more
Sat, 2018-12-22 17:07 JEDDAH: The Arab coalition supporting the legitimate Yemeni government said on Saturday that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia continue to violate the Sweden agreement on a ceasefire in the strategic port city of Hodeidah. “The Houthi militia has … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1545482565411211700 Sat, 2018-12-22 12:34 ISTANBUL: Nearly 300,000 Syrians have returned to their country after Turkey’s two cross-border operations in northern Syria, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying on Saturday. Turkey has carried out two operations, … read more
Fri, 2018-12-21 21:19 JEDDAH: The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution that authorizes the deployment of observers to war-torn Yemen to oversee a fragile truce in the strategic Red Sea port of Hodeidah. The draft, which was submitted … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1545401602395000900 Fri, 2018-12-21 13:55 ISTANBUL, PARIS, BERLIN: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday promised to clear Syria of Kurdish militia and Daesh insurgents after the US decision to pull troops out. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusgolu … read more