CENTCOM calls reports suggesting that Washington is getting out the two bases ‘false and without merit’. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied reports that its forces were leaving the Incirlik base in Turkey and the Al Udeid base in Qatar. In a statement on its Twitter page on Sunday, CENTCOM said: “The US […]

Benjamin Netanyahu – currently seeking to be elected for a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister – has known many challenging times in politics, but none quite like this. The attorney general has confirmed that he plans to bring serious criminal charges against him – bribery, fraud and breach of trust – pending a hearing. […]

After taking Afrin, Turkish president says Ankara will continue army operation further east, where US army has presence. Turkey has vowed to expand its operation in Syria’s Afrin region to other Kurdish-held areas further east, prompting fears for a possible confrontation with US troops stationed in the area. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey’s plans […]

At least 42 people killed in relentless air raids as Syrian government forces encircle the central town of Douma. At least 42 people have been killed in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta as government forces continue to launch air raids on the rebel-held enclave while edging closer to its central towns. Activists in Douma, one of the […]

‘Scorched earth’ policy by Syrian troops forces rebels to regroup as civilians run for their lives in Eastern Ghouta. Thousands of Syrians are fleeing a government-led offensive on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave near Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad vowed the fight would continue until the “embrace of terrorism” was eradicated. Syrian government forces have […]

At least 150 civilians needing urgent medical attention transferred out of Eastern Ghouta, activists say. At least 150 civilians requiring urgent medical treatment have been evacuated from opposition-held Eastern Ghouta, the current major battleground in Syria’s seven-year war.  They were evacuated on Tuesday under a deal reached between Jaish al-Islam, one of the largest opposition […]

Overnight pause in fighting prompts ICRC to send 13 trucks with food supplies into Eastern Ghouta, heading for Douma. Air raids have hit Douma in Syria’s rebel-held Eastern Ghouta just after 13 trucks of food aid crossed into the enclave, heading for the town, according to opposition activists and a monitor. The development came on […]

After Syrian government imposes obstacles on entry of supplies, aid agencies vow to resume delivery on Thursday. Geneva, Switzerland – The UN will try to resume the delivery of critical food and health supplies to the town of Douma in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on March 8 if conditions allow, UN officials have announced. A UN […]

Turkish army says forces encircle city of Afrin and control ‘areas of critical importance’ in northern Syria. Turkey’s army and allied Syrian rebel forces have surrounded the city of Afrin in northwestern Syria, the main target of Turkey’s operation there.  The military said on Tuesday that forces encircled Afrin and also gained the control “areas […]

Hamas denies involvement in explosion that left Rami Hamdallah unharmed but injured several guards during trip to Gaza. The hand of Israel is not being ruled out as Hamas announces an inquiry into an explosion that targeted the convoy of the West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister during a visit to the Gaza Strip. Tuesday’s blast […]