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32 Palestinians wounded in border clashes: Gaza ministry

Thirty-two Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli troops in renewed clashes along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said. Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a statement they were shot during protests along the border, but none were reported...

US urges new Lebanese government to block Hezbollah

The United States on Friday called on Lebanon to deprive Hezbollah of all official funds after the Shiite militant movement took a record three cabinet posts in a long-delayed government. The United States stressed that it was ready to work with Prime Minister Saad Hariri's new government,...

Somalia: US airstrike kills some 24 al-Shabaab fighters

At least 24 al-Shabaab militants were killed in a U.S. airstrike in central Somalia on Wednesday, according to the U.S. military. The airstrike hit near Shebeeley in the central region of Hiran, said a statement by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). “At this time, it was assessed no...

Syrians in Hajin desperate to go home

: In the former militant bastion of Hajin in eastern Syria, 50-year-old Khaled Abed shouts at the top of his lungs amid the rubble, asking why he can’t go home. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces expelled Daesh (ISIS) from the town last month, but it has since forbidden anyone from...