US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
Protesters angered by recent deadly US air strikes targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the US embassy compound in Baghdad. ...
Sudan sentences 29 to death for teacher's killing in custody
A Sudanese court has sentenced 29 intelligence officers to death for the torture and killing of a teacher. ...
Syria: 20,000 flee attacks in Idlib over last 48 hours
Fleeing attacks by the Syrian regime and its allies in Idlib, over the last 48 hours some 20,000 Syrian civilians have flocked to areas close to the Turkish border. ...
At least 90 people killed in Mogadishu checkpoint blast
At least 90 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at a bustling checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organisation working in the country said, in one of the most deadly recent attacks, reports Reuters. ...
Iraqi protesters shut down southern Nassiriya oilfield
Protesters broke into Iraq’s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline until further notice, a security source and two oil sources said, Reuters reports. ...
Aoun: Lebanon faces unprecedented crisis
Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, stressed that his country is facing “very severe circumstances and an unprecedented crisis in its history.” ...
Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport
A passenger jet has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people but leaving dozens of survivors. ...
Syria war: More than 235,000 people flee rebel-held Idlib region
More than 235,000 people have fled from their homes in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, the UN says, as government forces step up their offensive on the area. ...
Sudan army closes roads leading to its headquarters
The Sudanese army yesterday announced the closure of all roads leading to the headquarters of the General Command in Khartoum, as a “sudden precautionary measure”. ...
Iraqi president to resign as pressure mounts
Iraqi President Barham Salih said Thursday he is ready to resign before the parliament amid months-long protests that have gripped the country, Anadolu reports. ...
Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Russia, Syria and Iran against killing civilians in Syria’s Idlib province and said Turkey was working hard to stop the “carnage.”, Reuters reports. ...
Iran starts internet shutdown ahead of possible new protests
Iranian authorities have shut down mobile internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, Reuters and ILNA reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests called for on social media. ...
Syria regime and Russia attacks killed 979 aid workers
Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, the Assad regime and Russia attacks killed nearly 1,000 humanitarian workers, according to a Syrian human rights watchdog on Wednesday. ...
Iran: 1,500 protesters killed in recent protests
Iranian sources revealed yesterday that about 1,500 protesters have been killed in the latest country-wide protests, Reuters reported yesterday. ...
Russian airstrikes kill 9 civilians in Idlib, Syria
At least nine civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes in Idlib, northwestern Syria, where acts of violence are prohibited, a local civil defense agency said on Monday. ...
At least 25,000 people fled Syria’s Idlib for Turkey over 2 days
At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib and headed towards Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region. ...
Iraq: Calls for ending assassination and kidnapping of activists
Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights called on Friday for the Interior Ministry to put an end to the assassination and kidnapping of activists protesting against the government and its politicians. ...
Lebanon protests: University professor Hassan Diab nominated to be PM
Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah movement and its allies have nominated university professor and former education minister Hassan Diab to be prime minister. ...
Iraq: More than 28,000 security personnel killed since 2003
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed yesterday that more than 28,600 of its forces have been killed since the overthrow of the regime of late President Saddam Hussein in 2003. ...
UN condemns barrel bomb attacks in Syria’s Idlib
The United Nations (UN) yesterday condemned recent air ad barrel bomb attacks by the Syrian and Russian air forces in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib. ...