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Houthis fire missile at Saudi Aramco tanks

Yemen’s armed Houthi movement launched a missile at storage tanks belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan province Wednesday, said Yemeni state news agency Saba, which is controlled by the group. Saudi air defenses shot down a missile in the skies above...

Syrian-Kurdish leader eyes action with Iraq

 A top Syrian Kurdish politician suggested Wednesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi government could mount joint operations against Daesh (ISIS) in the area on the border of the two countries. Aldar Xelil warned of a militant revival in eastern Syria, where...

Explosives kill nearly 1,000 children in Syria in 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF called for international action in response to explosive hazards in Syria where at least 910 children were killed by explosive devices in 2017. "More than 8 million people are exposed to explosive hazards in Syria, including over 3...

City shellshocked by Liverpool's first half display

Although it's true that Manchester City have a poor record at Anfield, they were still shellshocked by a three-goal blast from Liverpool in the first half of their Champions League quarterfinal. Subjected to a barrage of missiles as their coach reached the ground, something for which...

Turkey, Iran, Russia say will work for stability in Syria

Turkey, Iran and Russia pledged Wednesday to accelerate efforts to bring stability to Syria, underlining their joint commitment to the country a day after President Donald Trump raised the prospect of withdrawing U.S. troops. A statement by the three countries after a summit meeting in...

Daesh militants renew loyalty pledge to "caliph" Baghdadi

Daesh (ISIS) militants have restated their loyalty to the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in what is believed to be their first public pledge of allegiance to him since his "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq collapsed last year. The group continues to carry out bombings, ambushes and...

Bahrain announces discovery of 80 bn barrels of oil

Bahrain on Wednesday announced its newly discovered shale oil reserve was estimated at more than 80 billion barrels, making the once-marginal oil producer potentially a major player in the market. The size of recoverable oil -- or oil that can be extracted -- is still under study, Oil...

UK firms facing deadline to publish gender pay gap

British companies have until midnight to publish their gender pay gap, as Prime Minister Theresa May promised to tackle the "injustice" of unequal earnings between the sexes. The government has told all firms with more than 250 employees to publish by Wednesday the difference in median...

Macron urged to pressure Saudi prince over Yemen war

Ten international rights groups called on French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his country's bombing campaign in Yemen. Macron is set to host Prince Mohammed for a three-day trip to France starting Sunday, the latest stop...

At least 214 troops from Homs and Hama killed in March

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels and Daesh killed at least 214 troops from central provinces of Homs and Hama provinces last March as most of the slain fighters were killed in eastern and southern suburbs of Damascus.  Pro-regime social media pages that covers the daily...

Russia accuses Britain and US over spy poisoning

Russia Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world's chemical weapons watchdog held a closed-door meeting on the incident at Moscow's request. Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin in a speech...

British Labor delegation in Syria to support Kurds

British members of parliament from the opposition Labor party visited northern Syria Wednesday to express solidarity with the region's embattled Kurdish minority. Their visit came at a time when Kurdish-controlled areas faced the threat of military operations by neighboring Turkey and...

Turkish, Iranian presidents meet in Ankara

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday met in the Turkish capital Ankara. The closed door meeting at the presidential complex started at 10.55 a.m. local time (0755GMT) and ended at 11.55 a.m. (0855GMT) . During the meeting, the...

Syrian interim govt aids Turkish army in securing Afrin

A police force drawn up by Syria’s interim government is helping restore security in the liberated city of Afrin. Police Commander Mohamed al-Bushi told Anadolu Agency on Monday that police would eventually assume responsibility for security in Afrin once the Turkish military and the...