The Philippines will dispatch cargo planes and a ship to help evacuate Filipino migrant workers from Iraq after ordering its citizens to leave following an Iranian missile strike targeting US troops, officials said Wednesday. Manila issued the mandatory evacuation order for its nationals...

Trump says 'All is well!' after Iranian missile attacks on bases in Iraq; 'So far, so good' regarding casualties

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in a major escalation that brought the two longtime foes closer to war. Iranian state TV said it was in revenge...

US official confirms airstrikes at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops

Iran state TV says Tehran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general. State TV described it early Wednesday as Tehran’s revenge operation over the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen....

- At least 56 people were killed in a stampede as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be delayed by several hours, state media said. General Qassem Soleimani’s burial began in...

Four leading European powers Tuesday condemned Turkey's involvement in the Libyan crisis following emergency talks in Brussels after Ankara sent troops to support the UN-backed Tripoli government. The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy called for a halt to fighting and...

NATO said Tuesday it would take "some personnel" out of Iraq because of the increased risk to their safety after the US killed a top Iranian general there. The withdrawal is temporary but "the safety of our personnel is paramount", a NATO official said. The military alliance announced on...

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress. Guaido leads the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, who is blamed for an acute...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended Tuesday the legality of the US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and any future military action against Iran. "I have never seen this administration engage in an activity of this nature without a thorough and complete legal...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The death of Iran’s top General in a U.S. air strike on Friday has sparked speculation among Syrians over a Syrian Intelligence role as the last stop for Maj. Gen Qaseem Soleimani was in Damascus before landing in Baghdad. The Monday's visit of Ali Mamlouk, Head of the...

The UN on Tuesday dispatched a total of 85 truckloads of humanitarian aid for war-weary displaced civilians of northwestern Idlib city of Syria. The trucks entered Syria through the border crossing in Turkey's southern province of Hatay. Since the Bashar al-Assad regime, Russia and Iran...

Bombing by Russian-backed forces of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria has displaced more than 300,000 people in Idlib province in the northwest of the country, Turkey's interior minister said Tuesday. Turkey will never abandon its neighboring countries, said Suleyman Soylu in the country's...

Living in a mud-drenched camp with only a makeshift tent as protection from the freezing weather is more difficult than facing the regime's bombs, a Syrian teenager who took refuge with her family in Idlib, northwestern Syria told Anadolu Agency. Erva Mervan, 13, is one of many who came to...

Spanish lawmakers backed Spain’s first-ever coalition government in a vote on Tuesday, bringing an end to the political deadlock that has gripped the nation since two inconclusive general elections last year, including one in November. The progressive coalition won with an extremely tight...

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Syria on Tuesday and met with officials including President Bashar Assad, Syrian state media and a Kremlin spokesman reported. Putin's visit is the second to the war-torn country where his troops have been fighting alongside Syrian...

The foreign ministers of four leading European powers meet in Brussels Tuesday for emergency talks on Iran and Libya, as the EU scrambles to respond to two escalating crises on its doorstep. The talks between Britain, France, Germany and Italy, plus the EU diplomatic chief, will cover...

The US has put its ally Saudi Arabia in Iran's crosshairs with the assassination of a top general, leaving it bracing for retaliation just as it was working to ease tensions after a torrid 2019. American officials say the kingdom faces a "heightened risk" of drone and missile attacks...

Iran accused France on Sunday of "interference" in the case of an Iranian-French academic held in the Islamic republic, saying she is considered an Iranian national and faces security charges. France said Friday it summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights released on Sunday a detailed report documenting the human rights situation in Syria and outlining the most notable human rights violations in 2019, particularly in December, at the hands of the warring parties.   The 38-page report outlines the...