UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations’ political mission in Iraq, which supported the country’s transition following the US-led invasion.
At Baghdad’s request, the United Nations…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US and Syrian forces reportedly wounded in attack while patrolling Palmyra
American and Syrian military personnel were injured when an unidentified attacker opened fire on their patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
SANA quoted a security source as saying…
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US and Ukraine to discuss ceasefire in Berlin before European summit
By Friederike Heine
BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Germany will host U.S. and Ukrainian delegations over the weekend for talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine, before a summit with European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin on…
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US, Syrian military under fire during ISIS patrols
US, Syrian military under fire during ISIS patrols | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe officials said there were casualties, though it was not announced if any American soldiers were killed.A damaged site, following an Israeli raid…
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US-Syrian military patrol comes under fire in central Syria, officials say
Dec 13 (Reuters) – A convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire on Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, two…
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Syria’s energy sector to be repaired by Saudi companies
Syria’s energy sector to be repaired by Saudi companies | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastDamascus signs agreements to rehabilitate war-damaged oil and gas fields, boost power supplies, and signal the start of a wider reconstruction…
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Solving humanity's two biggest problems: The epic story of Palestinian-American Nobel winner Omar Yaghi
An interview with groundbreaking chemist Omar Yaghi, who grew up in a poor refugee family of 12 in Amman, and became the first Palestinian to be awarded a Nobel Prize in science
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‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said he hopes to discuss a Ukraine-Russia peace plan with U.S. President Donald Trump, adding that “peace is not far…
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Cabinet legalizes 19 West Bank outposts, including two vacated in 2005 Disengagement
The cabinet voted Thursday to grant official status to 19 illegal outposts in the West Bank, including two that were vacated 20 years ago under the Disengagement Plan, according to media and settlement groups.
According to Ynet and Channel…
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Libya’s Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi
By Ahmed Elumami
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Libya’s national museum, formerly known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle, has reopened in Tripoli, allowing the public access to some of the country’s finest historical treasures for the first…
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