Author: Marc BURLEIGH | AFP ID: 1571940803978134300 Thu, 2019-10-24 17:36 BRUSSELS: NATO defense ministers Thursday slammed Turkey for its military operation in Syria conducted with Russia’s help, but recognized there was little they could do to sanction their strategically important … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1571928166227252800 Thu, 2019-10-24 14:35 QAMISHLI, Syria: Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria left several positions along the long border with Turkey on Thursday, complying with a deal that sees Damascus, Ankara and Moscow carve up their now-defunct autonomous … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1571926161227108500 Thu, 2019-10-24 13:27 MOSUL: Two high-tech replicas of iconic Assyrian statues destroyed by the Daesh group in northern Iraq were unveiled on Thursday at the University of Mosul. The real “lamassu” — massive statues of winged … read more
Thu, 2019-10-24 11:50 DUBAI: Iran targeted the Saudi facilities in Aramco in September, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Thursday, reiterating calls to deter the country’s threats. Esper, who was speaking at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels, … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1571902432005695500 Thu, 2019-10-24 07:31 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s president pleaded Thursday with tens of thousands of protesters who have blocked main roads and paralyzed the nation for days, urging them to back economic reforms proposed by the prime minister as … read more