Middle East

Erdogan hopes to open Embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey hopes to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem in the future.. "Because it is under occupation we can't just...

EU to Netanyahu: Jerusalem must be capital of two states

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he believes most or all European countries will move their embassies to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel's capital, following a move to...

Iraq celebrates victory over Islamic State with parade

Iraq celebrated its victory over the Islamic State with a military parade Sunday in the capital, a day after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the successful ouster of the jihadist group...

Yemen’s former President Saleh killed after Houthis stop his motorcade

CAIRO — It was a bitter end for the former president who had ruled the north of Yemen and then a united north and south for nearly 34 years. His death...

US-led coalition says its airstrikes have killed 801 in Syria, Iraq

The U.S.-led coalition targeting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq said Thursday its airstrikes have killed 801 civilians since late 2014. The figures came in the coalition's latest monthly statement...

Iraqi forces launch operation to clear last Islamic State positions in desert

Iraqi military officials say government forces launched an operation Thursday to clear the last Islamic State fighters from positions in the desert bordering Syria. In a statement, the military said troops from...

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