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Syrian Army Deploys to Manbij: Photos

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Ayatollah Sistani Meets Sheikh Qassem in Najaf

Bahrain’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassem and Iraq’s senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Iraq held a landmark meeting on Friday in the Iraqi city of Najaf. Ayatollah Sistani hosted the visiting Sheikh Qassem, who flew in from London earlier in the week after undergoing months of surgeries ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Saudi ‘Not in Crisis’ over Khashoggi Affair: New FM

Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister voiced defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, rejecting the kingdom was in crisis and his predecessor was demoted. “The issue of Jamal Khashoggi… really saddened us, all of us,” Ibrahim al-Assaf told AFP, a day after he was ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Erdogan: Nothing Left to Do in Manbij if YPG Militia Leaves

President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will have nothing left to do in the Syrian town of Manbij once “terrorist organizations” leave the area. Hours after the Syrian army said it had entered Manbij on Friday, Erdogan signaled that Turkey was not in a hurry to carry out an operation it ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi's

“Trump Visit to Iraq Disrespect for Baghdad’s National Sovereignty”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi severely criticized US President Donald Trump’s non-diplomatic trip to Baghdad, describing it as disrespect for Iraqi national sovereignty. “Regional nations will never allow aggressive aliens to sow discord among them,” he said. Trump stepped in one of the regional countries where its officials and ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Turkey: Syrian Kurds ‘Have No Right’ to Seek Help from Damascus

Turkey on Friday said Syrian Kurdish militants “does not have the right” to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive in the north. The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) “controlling the area with arms does not have the right or power to make a statement or ...

December 28, 2018

World

‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Target Macron’s Vacation Hideaway

If Emmanuel Macron is hoping for some holiday respite from the anti-government protests which have rocked France, he might want to avoid the presidential retreat along the Mediterranean coast. Around 40 “yellow vest” demonstrators on Thursday tried to storm the medieval fort of Bregancon that serves as Macron’s summer retreat ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

US Troop Withdrawal from Syria Could Take Several Months

US military officials reported that the withdrawal from Syria, as President Donald Trump had announced, could take several months, according to a report by ABC News. Although US officials had previously announced that the withdrawal could occur within one month, the pace of withdrawal seems to be much slower than ...

December 28, 2018

World

Russia Hails Syrian Army Entry in Key Northern City

Russia on Friday hailed as “positive” the Syrian army’s entry into the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years after Kurds opened the gates. “Of course, this will help in stabilizing the situation. The enlargement of the zone under the control of government forces… is ...

December 28, 2018

Middle East

Bahrain Resumes Work at Syria Embassy after UAE Move

Bahrain on Friday announced it will resume operations at its embassy in Syria, reflecting new efforts by Gulf Arab states to improve relations with President Bashar Assad as the war winds down. A day earlier, the United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus with a flag-raising ceremony before journalists ...

December 28, 2018