350,000 fled Syria’s Idlib since December – UN
About 350,000 people have been displaced by a renewed Russian and allied offensive in the opposition-controlled Syrian province of Idlib since early December. The UN...
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Iran plane crash: Protesters vent anger
by Tony
Hundreds of angry protesters have taken to the streets in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to condemn officials for having initially denied shooting down a Ukrainian...
Iranian missile downed Ukraine plane – Canadian PM
by Tony
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says evidence indicates that Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was “shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile”. Mr. Trudeau, whose...
Ukraine airliner crashes in Iran, kills 176
by Tony
A Ukrainian airbus has caught fire and crashed shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital Tehran. Debris and smoldering engine parts were strewn across...
Iran attacks US bases in Iraq
by Tony
Several Iranian ballistic missiles have struck air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in response to Washington’s assassination of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a...
Soleimani’s funeral: Dozens killed, event postponed
by Tony
Mourners in their hundreds of thousands had gathered in General Soleimani’s hometown on Tuesday to pay tribute to the slain ex-Revolutionary Guard commander, but the...
Iranians flock Kerman for Soleimani’s burial
by Tony
General Soleimani, who once headed Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, is being laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman. Huge crowds packed the streets for...
Trump blames Iran for U.S. Iraq embassy attack
by Saa
Protesters enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting fires ablaze and hurling...
Iraq unrest: PM’s allies agree on his removal
by Tony
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main supporters have resolved to work to remove him from office. Populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and...
Turkish president rejects US call for Syria ceasefire
by Saa
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has rejected a United States call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria. Mr Erdogan’s comments came ahead of a...