Afghanistan: 29 militants killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Palestine: 10 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in W Bank
Palestine: Israeli navy fires on Palestinian fishing boats
Syria: Dozens killed in attack on regime stronghold in Aleppo
South Korea: US ambassador attacked & wounded in Seoul
Yemen: 27 Houthis killed by al-Qa’ida attacks
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 children in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 5 Palestinians near Bethlehem
US: Obama dismisses Netanyahu’s Congress speech as ‘theater’
Syria: Israel detains 3 Syrians in Occupied Golan Heights
Syria: Agreement between Walid Jumblatt & Al-Nusra Front
Pakistan: Seven dead, 5 rescued as building collapses in Wah Cantt
Palestine: Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in E Jerusalem
Palestine: Israel to demolish 14 homes in Jerusalem’s E1
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in W Bank
Syrian opposition rejects UN Aleppo freeze plan
US: Kerry denounces UN Rights Council “Obsession” with Israel
Libya: Parliament picks controversial General as Army Chief
Yemen: US drone attack kills 3 people in Shabwa
Palestine: Over 280 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in Feb
Yemen army, Houthis clash near Presidential palace
The Yemeni army and Houthi fighters waged artillery and gun battles near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, in the most intense clashes since the Houthis, also known as Ansarullah, took control of the capital in September. … Continued
Syria: Israel strike in Syria kills Mughniyeh’s son, 9 others
BEIRUT, (Daily Star): n Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights Sunday killed the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh and 9 other fighters, a Lebanese security source told The Daily Star. Jihad Mughniyeh [photo above], field … Continued
Arab League condemns Hizbullah intervention in Syria
Lebanon on Thursday refused to comment on the statement made by the Arab ministers of foreign affairs condemning Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria saying it had “made it a field for violence and war.” At a special meeting in … Continued
How Jordanians came to dominate al-Nusra Front
By: Suhaib Anjarini Al-Akhbar: Jordanians have played a central role in al-Nusra Front since its inception. After the “jihadist divorce” between al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jordanian emigrants have enjoyed the lion’s … Continued
Iraq: 36 IS militants killed in clashes, airstrikes across Iraq
BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): 36 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in clashes and air strikes across Iraq Wednesday, a security source said. In Iraq’s province of Anbar, U.S.-led coalition warplanes pounded a school building used as IS headquarters, leaving 13 … Continued
Turkey bans publication of reports on Syria rebel arms delivery
Social media sites Twitter and Facebook, along with many other websites, have been blocked in Turkey after anonymous accounts published new evidence in an ongoing case accusing Turkey of illegal arms shipments to Islamist rebels in Syria, according to … Continued
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 3, wounds 13 in Samarra
A suicide bomber on Monday killed three pro-government fighters in the Iraqi city of Samarra and wounded 13 others in an attack on a checkpoint outside a school in the city center that the fighters were using as … Continued
US partners conduct 27 airstrikes against IS in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua): The United States and its allies conducted a total of 27 airstrikes against Islamic State ( IS) forces in Syria and Iraq within a 24-hour period, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement Monday. In … Continued
Turkey: Erdogan blasts Netanyahu & ‘West’s hypocrisy’ over Paris attack
Turkish Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the West of hypocrisy in its response to the attack on Charlie Hebdo. He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had no business at the memorial in Paris. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, … Continued
Syria: Death toll snow storm hits 11
Five more people have died of freezing temperatures in Syria, bringing the country’s death toll to 11 in a week-long storm battering the region, a monitoring group claimed Monday. Seven children, including twin baby girls, were among the … Continued
Bahrain summons Lebanon Ambassador over Nasrallah remarks
The Bahraini regime on Sunday summoned Lebanon’s ambassador to Manama over remarks made by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah regarding the arrest of a prominent Bahraini opposition leader. In a speech on Friday, Nasrallah criticized the Bahraini … Continued
Lebanon: Twin suicide bombing kills nine in Jabal Mohsen
Two Lebanese suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowded cafe in the neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday night, killing nine civilians and wounding 37 others. A security source, who spoke on … Continued
Lebanon: Establishing ‘Islamic State of Qalamoun’
[Photo: Militants in Qalamoun, Lebanon. Al-Akhbar/Radwan Mortada] By: Radwan Mortada (Al-Akhbar): Spanning hundreds of square kilometers, from the Zabadani Mountains to the Halayem Mountains near Ras Baalbek, al-Qaa, and Ersal in Lebanon, through the Rankous plains, the “Islamic State … Continued
Lebanon: Three Syrian refugees freeze to death in brutal storm
Three Syrian refugees, including a five-year-old, have reportedly frozen to death in Lebanon as a major storm dumped snow and rain on the country, sources told Al-Akhbar on Wednesday. Three refugees, 5-year-old Majd Kheir al-Badawi, 33-year-old Ammar Ahmed … Continued
Yemen: 50 killed in bombing attack on police academy
SANA’A, (Xinhua): At least 50 people were killed and 20 others wounded early Wednesday when a car bomb went off outside the police academy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, security officials and medics said. Hundreds of high school … Continued
Turkey: Suicide bomber kills policeman in Istanbul
[Photo: The attack targeted the tourism unit of the Istanbul Police Department, which is located near several touristic landmarks, including the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Basilica Cistern.] Istanbul, (Hurriyet News): A policeman has been killed in … Continued
Bahrain extends detention of opp leader for second time
[Photo: A Bahraini citizen holds the picture of Sheikh Ali Salman, head of al-Wefaq opposition movement, during a protest against Sheikh Salman’s arrest in Manama, Bahrain on January 03, 2015. Anadolu/Ayman Yaqoob] The head of the Bahrain’s main … Continued
Kuwait jails activist for “insulting” emir, “misusing cell phone”
Kuwait’s supreme court sentenced Monday an opposition activist to another 20 months in jail on charges of insulting the oil-rich state’s emir on Twitter. According to a judicial source, the court found Saqr al-Hashash guilty of insulting the … Continued
Turkey, US set to train “moderate” Syria rebels
[Photo: Syria militants fire rockets and howitzers, made up by propane cylinder and named ‘hell’, around the Citadel of Aleppo in Aleppo, Syria, on December 30, 2014. Anadolu/Mustafa Sultan] Turkey and the United States aim to finalize an … Continued
Yemen: Clashes between army, tribesmen leave seven dead
Clashes on Thursday between the Yemeni army and tribesmen in Marib province left five soldiers and two militants dead and more than 15 injured. According to tribal sources, tribesmen in Marib region intercepted an army brigade that was traveling from … Continued
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