Qamishli, Syria (AFP) – A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance said on Saturday that it is seeking a roadmap for a decentralised Syria in talks with the government which opened in Damascus this week. The Syrian Democratic Forces alliance, which controls a swathe of the north and northeast, said it had agreed with the government to form […]
Israeli-Palestinian Lawmaker quits Parliament over Racist Nationality Law
Jerusalem (AFP) – An Israeli Arab lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament “racist” after it passed a controversial new law which declares Israel the nation state of the Jewish people. The new legislation speaks of Israel as the historic homeland of the Jews and says they have a “unique” right to self-determination there. […]
US-Backed Leftist Kurds Holds talks with Damascus on Future of Northeast
Damascus (AFP) – A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance is holding talks in Damascus for the first time on the future of the swathe of northern Syria under its control, an alliance official said on Friday. Between them the Damascus government and the Syrian Democratic Forces control some 90 percent of the country, after a series of […]
Top UN Court Rebukes United Arab Emirates over Treatment of Qataris
The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court Monday ordered the United Arab Emirates to protect the rights of Qatari citizens, wading into a bitter year-long crisis triggered when Gulf countries snapped ties with Doha. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague narrowly ruled in a provisional but binding decision that […]
Qatar plans Expansion of US-Leased Al-Udeid Airbase to Battle Extremists
Doha (AFP) – The US and Qatar plan to expand Al-Udeid airbase, the biggest military facility used by Washington in the Gulf as it battles jihadists, Qatari state media said Tuesday. The two countries have also discussed making Al-Udeid a “permanent” base, the official QNA news agency said, as Doha seeks to bolster ties with […]
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their day in court or release them, decrying “assaults” on Palestinians’ rights. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein criticized the “administrative detention” system under which Israel is […]
Iraq: New anti-Corruption Protests in South raise death Toll to 11
Fresh protests hit southern Iraq Sunday as medical sources put at 11 the number of demonstrators killed in two weeks of unrest
White Nationalist Steve Bannon Moves to Europe to boost Far Right
He plans to set up a foundation in Europe called “The Movement” to spark a populist rightwing revolt
Syria: Regime victory as Thousands of Rebel Fighters bused out of Daraa, Quneitra
More rebel fighters with their families boarded buses to leave southern Syria on Saturday under deals with the regime
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