Middle East

With IS Gone, Iraq Shapes Plans for Rebuilding Mosul

Just days after Iraqi forces evicted Islamic State (IS) militants from the last parcel of land that they controlled in Mosul, Iraqi government officials say they are ready to rebuild the...

Qatar Wins 48-hour Extension of Deadline Set by Saudis, Other Arab States

Saudi Arabia and its allies involved in a prolonged diplomatic dispute with Qatar said Monday they would extend by 48 hours a deadline for Qatar to comply with their demands. Kuwait, which...

Mattis: Assad Heeded US Warning Against Chemical Weapons

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that Syria appears to have heeded a U.S. warning to not to use chemical weapons. "It appears that they took the warning seriously," Mattis said, referring...

Terrorists detained in Saudi Arabia plotted a blast at Mecca’s grand Mosque

DUBAI, June 24 -- Suspected terrorists detained in Saudi Arabia were going to carry out an explosion in the inner courtyard of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque in the holy city of...

Turkey Stands by Qatar in Ongoing Crisis

  ISTANBUL — Turkey is continuing to be drawn into the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States over Doha's alleged support of radical Islamic groups in the region. Ankara...

Islamic State Blows Up Historic Mosque in Mosul

WASHINGTON, PENTAGON — Mosul’s iconic al-Nuri mosque is no more, destroyed by the Islamic State as Iraqi forces worked to eradicate the terror group from one of its last strongholds in the...

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