Middle East

Turkey is preparing for a possible invasion of Iraq by deploying troops and military hardware to the southern border town of Silopi. Just hours after the deployment and less than a week after Turkey’s President […]

Many Yemenis blame the U.S. for the conflict in their country and the support it gives to Saudi Arabia’s deadly actions. The U.S. and U.K. backed Saudi coalition are playing a dangerous game of torture […]

Aid agencies are warning that hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in the Iraqi city of Mosul, with U.S.-led forces refusing to create safe escape routes and urging residents instead to “shelter in place” […]

The Turkish military have begun deploying tanks and military hardware to towns in the Sirnak province bordering Iraq, according to military sources on Tuesday. Reuters reports: The sources did not give a reason for the […]

Lebanon’s parliament has finally selected a president after a two-year political impasse. On Monday, Iranian backed politician and ally of militant group Hezbollah, General Michel Aoun was chosen by Lebanon’s parliament to lead the country. […]

Iranian expert Emad Abshenass says Israel has found a way to bypass international rules and continue to excavate under the Islamic holy site of al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. Israel continues to […]

The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said he is “appalled and shocked” that rebels in Aleppo are targeting civilians in the city. A statement released by de Mistura’s office says that […]