AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni government soldier and a child have reportedly been killed in two separate Houthi attacks. Early on Wednesday, in the latest strike against government troops around the country, the Iran-backed Houthis launched an assault in the Yafaa region … read more
IDLIB: In the city of Idlib in rebel-held northwestern Syria, many are struggling financially to maintain long-held traditions for the upcoming Eid-Al-Fitr holidays. The Islamic holiday is expected to fall on April 21, but a deteriorating economy means many Syrians … read more
N’DJAMENA: Around 320 Sudanese soldiers have fled the fighting raging in their country to neighboring Chad, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday. “They arrived in our territory, were disarmed and detained” on Sunday, General Daoud Yaya Brahim told a press … read more
RAMALLAH: The international community must prevent Israel’s “dangerous” escalation of activities in Jerusalem amid a surge in violence and arrests, Palestine’s Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Fadi Al-Hadmi has said. His appeal came as the Israeli army and police escalated incursions … read more
LALISH, Iraq: One by one, members of Iraq’s minority Yazidi community light oil lamps to mark their New Year at a sacred shrine, but for Omar Sinan the celebration cannot erase the atrocities of extremist rule. In 2014, the Daesh … read more