Thousands of protesters in war-torn Syria’s rebel enclave of Idlib marked 11 years since the start of Arab spring. Protestors were buoyed by the global outcry over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 5,000 people gathered in Idlib’s main square for one of the largest rallies in the region in months. Many Syrians hope the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab Council on Thursday reiterated full support for the right of the Syrian people to determine their future. The human rights body made the commitment on the 11th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, which began in March 2011 with popular protests demanding the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. The anniversary comes ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – An Emirati-flagged cargo ship carrying cars has reportedly sunk off the coast of Iran’s Assaluyeh port in the southern Bushehr province. According to the local port authority, the heavily loaded cargo sank early on Thursday 30 miles from the Assaluyeh port. A team was immediately dispatched to rescue the 30-member cre...
81 mass graves of Yazidis found in Iraq’s Sinjar since 2014: Official ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – A total of 81 mass graves of Yazidis have been found in Sinjar district in northern Iraq since 2014, said a Kurdish official on Thursday. Baravan Hamdi, Deputy Minister of the Martyrs in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), said […]
Yemeni refugees in the central Ma’rib province on Tuesday appealed for humanitarian aid and protection from Houthi rebel attacks. Refugees in al-Sumayya camp, south of Marib, said they were forced to leave their homes to flee Houthi rocket and drone attacks. They say more than 1,800 families in the camp lack basic necessities amid an […...
GENEVA – The UN Special Envoy on Syria has appealed to all parties to work with the United Nations to end the country’s 11-year war ahead of peace talks in Geneva. “As the conflict in Syria enters its 12th year – marking another grim milestone – Syrians continue to suffer in profound ways, and the […]
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) summoned Iran’s consul general in Erbil early Tuesday over an Iranian missile attack on the city. “The reactions of the KRG and the people of Kurdistan regarding the attack, which sparked concern among the public, were conveyed to Nasrullah Rashnudi,” the KRG’s De...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered to help fighters from the Middle East, “who want to support” the rebel regions of Donbas to come to Ukraine. Putin explained his decision at a meeting of the Russian Security Council in Moscow. He added, Ukraine’s Western sponsors and its government “do not hide hiring mercenaries, they [&hel...
A dozen ballistic missiles targeted Iraq’s northern city of Arbil, including the U.S. consulate on Sunday. The attack caused damage but no major casualties, Kurdish security forces said. Kurdish authorities said the missiles came from beyond the eastern border, suggesting the source was Iran. Iran wields considerable political and economic inf...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of convicted criminals over the weekend, saying the move violates “basic principles of human rights and international law.” Saudi Arabia announced the execution of 81 people — the largest mass execution in the country’s history — accusing th...
