US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
Washington DC, US Reuters The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three US soldiers by a drone in Jordan include “Iranian personnel and facilities”, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing American officials. The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 […]
Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants from boat, children found unconscious
Nicosia, Cyprus Reuters Sixty Syrian migrants were rescued from a small boat off Cyprus on Wednesday after being stranded at sea for days, including three children and a man who were found unconscious on board, Cypriot authorities said. Authorities scrambled rescue helicopters and patrol vessels after a merchant vessel reported seeing a small wooden fishing […]
Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks
Washington DC, US/Baghdad, Iraq Reuters Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting Iran and its allies against Israel and the United States. Iran said five of its Revolutionary Guards were killed in a missile […]
Pakistan recalls envoy from Iran after “unprovoked” missile strikes
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Iran on Wednesday to protest at a “blatant breach” of its sovereignty after Tehran said it launched missile attacks on militant bases in south-western Pakistan. Iran’s foreign minister said it hit militants in “missile and drone” strikes. State media said Iranian missiles struck two bases of […]
Iran strike sparks dispute with Iraq as fears of regional upheaval grow; Pakistan says Iran violated airspace, killing two children
Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Baghdad, Iraq Reuters An Iranian missile strike on targets in northern Iraq set off an unusual dispute between the neighbouring allies on Tuesday, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran insisting the attack was intended to deter threats from Israeli spies. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit what they called an Israeli […]
In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve
Frankfurt, Germany AP Christians around the world were striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world as they prepared to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Believers in Syria gathered Sunday in a country still suffering from the aftermath of a long civil war and suffocating economic blockade. […]
Syrians to lose WFP food assistance in January
Amman, JordanReuters Food assistance across Syria will end in January due to a funding crunch that had already curtailed its aid program in the war devastated country, the World Food Programme said on Monday. The organisation said a record level of humanitarian needs globally meant its donors are unable to provide the same level of […]
Syrians lead push to create global chemical weapons tribunal
The Hague, The Netherlands/Beirut, LebanonReuters Illegal chemical weapons attacks killed and injured thousands during Syria’s civil war, many of them children, but more than a decade later, the perpetrators go unpunished. That could change under an initiative to create a new tribunal for such atrocities launched in The Hague on Thursday. Safaa Kamel, 35, a […]
US troops attacked in Iraq, Syria and on alert for more strikes
Washington DC, US Reuters US troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, US officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war. President Joe Biden has sent naval power to the Middle East in the past […]
Turkey steps up strikes on militants as conflict escalates in Syria
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated on Friday nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara. After US forces shot down a Turkish drone in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey […]