The Trump administration is readying new rounds of sanctions against Syria, planning to expand its blacklist by focusing on financial-support networks outside the nation in a renewed effort to coerce …
Saudi strongman ‘encouraged’ Russia intervention in Syria, lawsuit claims
In the summer of 2015 Mohammed bin Salman, then Saudi defence minister and third in line to the throne, turned his country’s foreign policy on its head and gave a covert green light for Russia’s …
COVID-19 Has Hit Syria’s Biggest ISIS Prison Camp, US General Says
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached into the sprawling and overcrowded Al Hol prison camp in northeastern Syria, further complicating the continuing U.S. campaign to eliminate the Islamic State, the …
Yemen’s remaining Jews to be transferred to UAE – report
Reports in July claimed that the Houthi militant group in Yemen was rounding up Yemeni Jews and pressuring them to leave. These reports were denied by both Yemeni and international sources.
KSrelief Medical Clinics Continue Providing Treatment Services in Yemen
The Emergency Nutritional Medical Clinics of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued providing treatment services inYemen’s Hodeidah. The aid comes in partnership with …
U.S., South Korea to begin scaled back military drills amid coronavirus spike
A coronavirus outbreak has apparently forced the allies to scale back a low-key training program mainly involving computer-simulated war scenarios.
U.S., South Korea to begin scaled-down drills amid virus spike
The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. But a spreading coronavirus outbreak has apparently forced the …
Bats Get Coronavirus Tests in Thailand to Search for New Diseases
Researchers are trying to find out more about COVID-19 by going to the reported source of the disease: bats. These scientists in Thailand went into a national park in the country to set traps to catch …
Thailand Pro-democracy Protest Draws Thousands As Tensions Rise
Thousands of protesters rallied against Thailand’s government in Bangkok on Sunday with tensions rising in the kingdom as a pro-democracy movement gathers steam. Thailand has seen near-daily …
Turkey condemns Biden’s criticism of ‘autocrat’ Erdogan
Biden criticised Turkish president’s policy towards the Kurds and advocated supporting the Turkish opposition.