Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

The U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator said Monday he is “pained and disappointed” that convoys have yet to be allowed into Aleppo where as many as 275,000 people are in need of food, water and medical aid. Humanitarian deliveries to Aleppo were one prong of a […]

TEHRAN — Iran has reduced the number of planes it plans to buy from Airbus by six units following delays in U.S. regulatory approvals needed to import the jets, an Iranian official told Reuters. Iran announced plans in January to buy 118 jets worth $27 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled Monday to try to salvage Syria’s fractured week-old truce after the Syrian military announced it was over amid numerous violations and apparent Russian unwillingness to press Damascus on the point. The State Department said it […]

A man suspected of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey is in custody after a shootout with police that began when he was found asleep in a doorway. Afghan-born Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, is undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound after the confrontation […]

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Sunday called on al-Mustaqbal Movement to “end its hesitation” and agree to back Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun’s presidential bid, noting that Hizbullah’s MPs would immediately end their boycott of the electoral sessions in order to […]

Islamic State (Isis) fighters have shot down a Syrian military plane on Sunday (18 Septmber), according to IS-affiliated news agency Amaq. The plane was reportedly brought down in the eastern city of Deir Al-Zour a day after US-led airstrikes killed at least 62 Syrian government […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the stabbing of nine people at a central Minnesota shopping mall (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Leaders of the Somali community in central Minnesota are condemning the stabbing of nine people at a mall. Community leaders held […]

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jersey Shore beaches were reopened Sunday as an investigation continued into a pipe bomb explosion at a seaside community before thousands of runners were to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors. Officials would not say […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As their colleagues were cut down by gunfire, three men rushed a shooter in an attempt to thwart the San Bernardino terror attack, according to an in-depth report of the massacre that provided new details Friday. The three county employees were […]