WASHINGTON — The Egyptian government is struggling to counter an increasingly violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula targeting Egyptian police, security forces and Christians. Several militant groups, including Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, are controlling large swaths of […]
FILE – An Israeli soldier rests after completing a 45 kilomter march in the Jordan Valley, Jan. 2, 2014. The Jordan Valley is part of the West Bank and borders Jordan. Share Israel’s military said it shot down one of several anti-aircraft missiles Friday as […]
| Associated Press | Published on March 17, 2017 at 10:23 | Last update on March 17, 2017 at 15:06 JERUSALEM: Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes early Friday after a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria — a rare military exchange between the two […]
Iraqi civilians line up to receive food supplies in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces in western Mosul, March 14, 2017. Share See comments UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Thursday it is preparing for a “mass exodus” from the western part of […]
A close-up of the carvings found on the colossus discovered few days ago that almost certainly depicts Psamtik I in the Egyptian Museum Cairo, March 14, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA) Share CAIRO — A massive eight-meter statue discovered in the ground water of a Cairo slum this […]
A U.S. Marines Harrier AV-8B makes its way to a fueling boom suspended from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. A U.S. airstrike is being blamed for having […]
The Pentagon has considered increasing the U.S. military presence in Syria by up to 1,000 troops as the international battle to oust the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, from their de facto capital of Raqqa heats up. The U.S. has already deployed about 500 […]
Six years of violence and bloodshed have spawned a mental health crisis among Syria’s children whose impact will be felt for decades, international charity Save the Children said on Tuesday. In a report it called the largest mental health survey inside Syria during the war, […]
Syrian security forces cordon off the area following a reported suicide bombing at the old palace of justice building in Damascus, March 15, 2017. Share Two separate suicide attackers blew themselves up Wednesday at different locations in Damascus, according to state television. At least 25 […]
RIYADH — In Saudi Arabia, a group of women are preparing an unusual event to mark International Women’s Day — a campaign to highlight the changing role and economic potential of women in the deeply conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Arabia is well known as the world’s […]
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