Turkey’s military push into Syria meets growing backlash amid battle with Kurdish-led forces for control of Ras al-Ain. Turkey’s military says it has taken control of a key Syrian border town as Ankara presses ahead with its offensive against Kurdish fighters despite facing mounting international criticism over the operation. The Turkish defence ministry said its troops […]

The couple will be accorded a red carpet welcome in the first visit by UK royals to the country in more than a decade. Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, are to arrive in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Monday for the first royal trip to the country in more than a […]

The visit by Tahnoun bin Zayed marks the highest-level meeting between the UAE and Iran since tanker attacks in May. The national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates, Tahnoun bin Zayed, has been visiting Tehran on a secret mission aiming to defuse the tensions in the Gulf, a senior security source in the UAE told London-based […]

President Trump announced on Thursday that United States forces had killed Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, a highly skilled Qaeda bomb maker who built the explosives for several high-profile terrorist plots. Mr. Trump’s announcement belatedly confirmed news reports from August 2018 that cited United States officials expressing confidence that Mr. Asiri, a leader of the Yemen-based branch […]

Turkish forces have entered Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. As smoke billows in border areas and tens of thousands flee their homes, many are wondering what lies ahead. The situation is complex, with a wide range of players holding conflicting interests. We asked you to send us your questions, so we could fill in the […]

Iranian women have attended a World Cup qualifier in Tehran after being freely allowed to enter a stadium for a men’s match for the first time in decades. Women have effectively been banned from stadiums when men are playing since just after the 1979 Islamic revolution. The change followed the death of a fan who […]

Yes, quite possibly, in some form, is the short answer. Jihadist groups like Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda thrive on chaos and disruption. This incursion threatens to bring both to a region that was already a tinderbox of tension. But the outcome will partly depend on the depth, duration and intensity of the Turkish incursion […]

Because of war, poverty in Yemen has jumped from 47 percent of the population in 2014 to a projected 75 percent. War-ravaged Yemen is on course to become the world’s poorest country if the conflict persists, the United Nations said in a report. “If fighting continues through 2022, Yemen will rank the poorest country in […]

A top Syrian Kurdish official said on Thursday that Turkish attacks weaken the ability of security forces in northeast Syria to guard prisons holding Islamic State detainees. Badran Jia Kurd told Reuters that this may lead to the escape of jihadists and that the number of prison guards is reduced as fighting with Turkey intensifies […]

Air raids and artillery fire pound border region before Turkish troops cross into Syria east of the Euphrates. Turkish forces began a ground offensive in northeastern Syria hours after fighter jets bombarded the border region as Ankara finally unleashed a long-threatened assault on the Kurdish-held territory. In a statement late on Wednesday, Turkey’s defence ministry […]