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Algerian council scraps July 4 presidential election
Algeria’s constitutional council scrapped a presidential election planned for July 4 citing a lack of candidates, prolonging a period of political transition and risking more anger from protesters, Reuters reports. ...
11 wounded in Sudan by gunfire near sit-in
At least 11 people were wounded by gunfire near a protest sit-in in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday, Reuters reported an opposition doctors’ committee as saying. ...
Raqqa suicide car-bomb attack kills 10 in northern Syria
Ten people were killed and 20 wounded on Saturday in a suicide car-bomb attack in Raqqa, a former stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) group in north Syria, a rights watchdog said. ...
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At least four killed after six blasts strike Iraq's Kirkuk
Meanwhile, Daesh set fire to farmland overnight in a village in Iraq’s Kirkuk province killing one person and wounding seven others, police said on Thursday. ...
4 Daesh-linked suspects arrested in southern Turkey
Four people were arrested in the southern Turkish province of Adana over their suspected links to Daesh terror group, security sources said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. ...
Tankers almost certainly damaged by Iranian naval mines, US says
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said "naval mines almost certainly from Iran" were to blame for the damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. ...
UN says humanitarian law needs to be respected in Idlib
The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday that humanitarian law should be respected while combating terrorism in Syria’s Idlib province and there is international support for a ceasefire agreement, Sources reports. ...
Trump envoys Kushner, Greenblatt in Middle East to seek support for peace plan
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a U.S. delegation to the Middle East this week seeking support for a late June workshop aimed at helping the Palestinians, a White House official said on Tuesday. ...
Iraq sentences France citizen to death on terror charges
An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced a French citizen to death for belonging to Daesh. ...
US sanctions policy threatens Middle East security: Iran deputy foreign minister
Washington’s sanctions policy threatens the security of the Middle East, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday, according to a statement on the ministry’s website. ...
Islamic State: Iraq sentences French citizens to death
Three Frenchmen have been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court after being found guilty of joining the Islamic State (IS) militant group. ...
Iran Slams U.S. After Middle East Troop Buildup Is Announced
Iranian officials lashed out at the United States on Saturday after the Trump administration said it would allow the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan and deploy about 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East to counter Iran. ...
Israel protests: Thousands rally against Netanyahu immunity
Thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday for a mass rally against moves to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution. ...
US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East amid tensions
The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the "ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces", the acting defence secretary says. ...
Rockets hit hotel in Libya capital
Rockets hit a luxury hotel in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, early on Friday in an attack the internationally recognised government blamed on eastern forces trying to capture the city, Reuters reports. ...
Trump doubts U.S. needs to send more troops to Middle East
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not think additional U.S. troops are needed in the Middle East to counter Iran, casting doubt on a Pentagon plan to bolster forces in the region. ...
Sudan: General strikes continue in spite of TMC threats
Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’, the deputy chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) and commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, has threatened to dismiss all government employees who participate in the general strike announced by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA). ...
Pentagon to present plans to send 10,000 more troops to Middle East, officials say
The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, US officials said Wednesday. ...
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