Middle East

Saudi media: Houthi rebel missile fragment kills 1, wounds 2 in Riyadh

A fragment from a barrage of ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia, allegedly by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, has killed one person and wounded two in Riyadh, Saudi media reports. The victims are...

Syrian rebels evacuating part of Eastern Ghouta

More than 1,500 Syrian rebel fighters and their families are evacuating a town in the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta as the army moves closer to recapturing the entire capital. Dozens...

Israel admits to 2007 strike on suspected Syrian nuclear site

The Israeli military admitted Wednesday it was responsible for a 2007 airstrike that destroyed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor. Israel said the facility in the Deir al-Zour region was close to becoming...

Afghan suicide bomber kills at least 26 in Kabul

ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials say a suicide bomb went off Wednesday in Kabul, killing at least 26 people and wounding many more. A big crowd of Shi'ite Muslims had gathered in the...

Turkish leader vows to expand military campaign in Syria, risking clash with US

ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Emboldened by the Turkish-led forces’ capture of the Syrian town of Afrin, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to expand his military operation across Syria, raising the...

Civilians who fled Afrin suffer from dire humanitarian conditions

WASHINGTON — Thousands of civilians who fled the city of Afrin are enduring dire conditions after they reached Syrian-controlled areas south of the Afrin district. “More than 2,000 people reached the towns...

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