Middle East
Visa Crisis Only Tip of Iceberg in US-Turkey Row
“We do not need America,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week in a remarkable display of defiance against Turkey's...
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CIA Director: Fall of ISIS Caliphate to Be ‘Partial at Best’
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the fall of the Islamic State "caliphate" is going to be only...
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Iran’s Khamenei Threatens to ‘Shred’ Nuclear Deal if US Pulls Out
Iranian supreme leader has said his country will "shred" the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and five other European...
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Iraqi Troops Recapture Kurdish-held Towns Along Iranian Border
The brewing feud between Kurdistan and Iraq's central government culminated this week after Iraqi troops, backed by Shiite militias, overrun oil-rich...
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Iraqi Troops Seize Key Kirkuk Sites as Tensions Rise Over Kurdish Independence
The Iraqi government asserted control over the disputed city of Kirkuk, sending troops to seize key locations in and around...
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US Calls on Parties to Avoid Provocations in Kirkuk that Can Be Exploited by ‘Enemies’
Washington is concerned by reported violence near Kirkuk and urges Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to avoid provocations that can be...
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Final Assault on Syria’s Raqqa Begins After Some ISIS Fighters Evacuated
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched a final assault to capture the remaining Islamic State-held areas of Raqqa on Sunday...
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Kurdistan Representative: Int’l Community Should Help De-escalate Tensions Over Kirkuk
The international community should help de-escalate tensions between Baghdad and Erbil over Kirkuk as the region is hovering on the...
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Trump Won’t Recertify Iran’s Compliance with the Nuclear Deal
The White House said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump will not certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, the...
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US House Committee Introduces New Iran Sanctions Bill
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday introduced a new bill that would expand sanctions against Iran over its...
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Fatah and Hamas Agree to Reconciliation Deal in Cairo
The Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo on Thursday, agreeing to hold elections and establish...
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US, Turkey Plunge into Diplomatic Row with Tough Choices Ahead
Turkey’s relations with NATO ally United States have deteriorated further after the two countries plunged into a new depth of...
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Erdogan Says Turkey is Not ‘Tribal State’, Describes U.S. Visa Decision ‘Regretful’
The Turkish president has described a decision by the U.S. to suspend all non-immigrant visa services as "regretful" and said...
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Turkey, U.S. Suspend Visa Services In Escalating Diplomatic Fight
Turkey and the U.S. have announced that they are indefinitely suspending visa services, a remarkable diplomatic break between the two NATO...
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UN ‘Appalled’ by High Number of Civilian Casualties in Syria Due to Strikes
September was the deadliest month of 2017 for civilians in Syria due to daily air attacks, that killed and injured...
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U.S. Consulate Staffer Arrested in Turkey Over Espionage
A communications officer at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul was arrested on charges of political and military espionage and attempting...
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Chemical Weapons Watchdog: Sarin Used in Syria 5 Days Before Khan Sheikoun Attack
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Wednesday that tests concluded the nerve agent sarin was used in northern...
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Palestinian Government Meets in Gaza for First Time Since 2014
The internationally-recognized government of Palestine held a cabinet meeting in Gaza for the first time in nearly three years as...
Read moreKurdistan Representative: Sanctions, Threats Don’t Work on Us
With hundreds of pages of documents piled up on her desk, emblematic of an official representing a place that has...
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US-Led Coalition Member Killed by IED in Iraq
A member of the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State was killed by an improvised explosive device during operations in Iraq,...
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