West Asia

Israeli airstrike kills 3 Syrian soldiers near Damascus

Jul 22, 2022 02:14

At least three Syrian soldiers were killed and seven more wounded in an Israeli strike early Friday targeting the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.
Deadly strikes blamed on Turkey in Iraq's Kurdistan draw condemnation

Jul 22, 2022 02:00

International organizations and world countries have denounced in strongest terms artillery strikes against a tourist resort blamed on Turkey in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, which killed at least nine civilians and wounded more than 20 others.
Baghdad declares national mourning for victims of Turkish attack on northern Iraq

Jul 21, 2022 08:52

Baghdad has declared a day of national mourning on Thursday for the victims of an attack attributed to Turkey on a tourist resort in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
China calls on the US to stop 'bandit behavior' of looting Syrian resources

Jul 21, 2022 03:47

China has called on the United States to immediately stop plundering Syria’s national resources after reports said American forces had recently transferred stolen Syrian oil to northern Iraq.
Eight civilians killed, 23 others injured in Turkish attack on northern Iraq

Jul 20, 2022 13:38

At least eight people have been killed and nearly two dozen others sustained injuries when a barrage of artillery rounds fired by Turkish military units targeted a tourist resort in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
Saudi forces seizes another Yemen-bound fuel tanker

Jul 20, 2022 13:36

Yemen’s Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi-led coalition has seized yet another Yemen-bound fuel ship in blatant violation of a UN-brokered ceasefire.
Israel won’t be allowed to extract from disputed Karish gas field if Lebanon’s rights not secured: Nasrallah

Jul 20, 2022 10:46

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement says the Israeli regime will not be allowed to conduct drilling operations for oil and natural gas in the disputed area in the Mediterranean Sea until the West Asian country gets what it deserves.
Syria cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine

Jul 20, 2022 04:25

Syria has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to Kiev's cutting of ties with Damascus, after the latter established ties with two self-proclaimed republics in in eastern Ukraine.
US’s support emboldening Israel to expand settlement activities: Hamas

Jul 20, 2022 01:51

The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas has strongly denounced new Israeli plans to build more settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Lands, stressing that such criminal policies were the direct result of the US's unconditional support for the Tel Aviv regime.
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Jul 20, 2022 01:45

The Israeli military has launched new aerial aggression against the Gaza Strip following reported gunfire from the direction of the coastal enclave.