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Iraqi troops advance towards Mosuls southern neighbourhood of Jawasaq on February 24, 2017 during an ongoing offensive to retake the northern city from jihadists of the Islamic State group. (Photo: AFP)

Weary and wary, Iraq special forces fight house-by-house' in Mosul

Iraqi forces pushed into the western side of the city last month after recapturing the east in an offensive that began...

14 March 2017 11:23 AM IST

Donald Trumps special envoy meets Israels PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Donald Trump's special envoy meets Israel's PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem

The US State Department described the visit as an orientation trip for eventual Israel-Palestine peace negotiations.

14 March 2017 9:57 AM IST

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will meet President Donald Trump at the White House in the highest-level visit to Washington by a Saudi royal since Novembers presidential election. (Photo: AP)

Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman to visit White House, meet Donald Trump

Prince Salman will be the first Gulf Arab royal to meet the President since his inauguration.

14 March 2017 8:36 AM IST

The military equipment had been shipped into Jordan as part of the Central Intelligence Agencys secret program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to fight troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)

Syria rebels to stay away from Astana talks: spokesman

-"Rebel groups have decided not to participate in Astana,-" said Osama Abu Zeid.

13 March 2017 6:32 PM IST

Hugh Lanning, head of the London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was denied entry on Sunday night at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Twitter)

Israel bars entry to British activist over BDS support

Authorities also accused Lanning of maintaining ties to leaders of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the...

13 March 2017 3:31 PM IST

Prince Mohammed bin Salman was speaking to reporters after the unveiling of a vast plan, known as Saudi Vision 2030, to transform the oil-dependent economy. (Photo: AP)

Powerful Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman to meet Trump

Prince Mohammed will be the highest-ranking Saudi official to hold talks with Trump since the US leader took office in...

13 March 2017 1:50 PM IST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

Violence against Syria's children 'at its worst' in 2016: UN

UNICEF said that cases of children being killed, maimed, or recruited into armed groups were the -"highest on record-"...

13 March 2017 1:35 PM IST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jordans Zeid Raad al Hussein (Photo: AP)

Rohingya group urges EU to support UN investigation in Myanmar probe

The European Rohingya Council expressed shock and concern about the EU's decision not to support the UN investigation.

13 March 2017 12:27 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

Turkey warns 'fascist' Netherlands will pay in rally row

The latest row came after NATO allies Turkey and Germany sparred over the cancellation of a series of referendum...

13 March 2017 8:37 AM IST

Syrian children play under the heat of the midday sun in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, near the Syrian border. (Photo: AP)

2016 worst year yet for Syria's children: UNICEF

UNICEF said at least 255 children were killed in or near schools in 2016 and 1.7 million youngsters are out of school.

13 March 2017 7:30 AM IST

Turkey has also detained or expelled foreign correspondents for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Die Welt, and the French website Les Jours. (Photo: Pixabay)

Turkey protesters slam jailing of journalists

According to journalists' associations, about 170 media outlets have been closed and nearly 800 press cards cancelled.

11 March 2017 8:38 PM IST

Previously, female members of ISIS were confined to support roles and kept away from the battlefield but the policy appears to have been reversed as US-led military pressure on its main strongholds in Iraq, Syria and Libya intensified and substantial territory began to be lost, The Guardian reported. (Representational Image)

Iraq paramilitaries find graves of hundreds near Mosul

ISIS reportedly killed up to 600 people after seizing the jail in 2014, and held hundreds of women from Iraq's Yazidi...

11 March 2017 8:02 PM IST