Giselle Cycowicz (born Friedman) remembers her father, Wolf, as a warm, kind and religious man. “He was a scholar,” she says, “he always had a book open, studying Talmud [compendium of Jewish law], but he was also a businessman and he looked after his family.” Before the war, the Friedmans lived a happy, comfortable life […]

Khudida Haji has followed news of the battle for the caliphate’s final stronghold more closely than most. For four and-a-half years, he has been hoping for information on family members captured by the jihadists. Out of the five that went missing the day Isil overran the Yazidi homeland of Sinjar, northern Iraq, in 2014, only […]

HASAKA, Syria — More than four years ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation appealed to the public to help identify the narrator in one of the Islamic State’s best-known videos, showing captured Syrian soldiers digging their own graves and then being shot in the head. Speaking fluent English with a North American accent, the man […]

NEHIM, Yemen — Desperate to break through enemy lines, the Saudi-backed forces fighting in Yemen are sending untrained soldiers to clear minefields, sometimes using only their bayonets. “I removed two and the third one exploded,” said Sultan Hamad, a 39-year-old Yemeni soldier who lost a leg clearing mines on the front line near Marib, an […]

At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones across the Middle East and North Africa last month, UNICEF says. At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones throughout the Middle East and North Africa last month, according to the United Nations children’s agency. The victims died as a result of fighting throughout January […]

Historic and cultural wonders across Yemen, beyond those acknowledged by international authorities, threatened by war. The nearly 3-year-old Yemen war has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million and helped spawn a devastating cholera epidemic in the Arab world’s poorest country. Amid its humanitarian crises, Yemen’s culture and historical sites have also been affected. […]

Europe has been looking to increase trade with Iran since world powers agreed to lift most economic sanctions on Iran. France will continue to encourage its firms to do business in Iran in spite of objections raised by US President Donald Trump on the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, a senior French finance official said. France […]

At least 47 people killed on Tuesday bringing to 78 the number of deaths in the last 24 hours in rebel-held area. At least 47 people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta near the Syrian capital following heavy aerial bombardment by Syrian and Russian forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The latest casualties […]

FSA says it will investigate accusations its fighters mutilated the body of a female Kurdish fighter and filmed it. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has said that it will investigate allegations that its fighters mutilated the corpse of a female member of the YPG.  Barin Kobani is believed to have been a member of the […]

DUBAI (REUTERS) – Flights at Dubai International Airport in United Arab Emirates were temporarily grounded on Friday (Feb 15) morning due to suspected drone activity, a spokesperson said. The suspension lasted from 10.13am local time (0613 GMT) to 10.45am. Dubai Airport, the hub for airlines Emirates and flydubai, is the world’s busiest airport for international travellers, serving […]