Rockets strike near US embassy in Iraq
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Several rockets landed near the embassy of the United States in Iraq’s capital early on Sunday, US and Iraqi military officials said, in...
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Syria war: Government will pay ‘heavy price’ for attacking Turkish troops
(UTV|Syrian civil war) – Turkey’s president has warned the Syrian government that it will “pay a very, very heavy price” for attacks on Turkish soldiers...
Syria war: ‘One killed’ as US troops clash with government loyalists near Qamishli
(UTV|Syria war) – A man has reportedly been killed in a rare confrontation in north-eastern Syria between US-led coalition forces and pro-government militia fighters. Syria’s...
UN lists 112 businesses linked to Israeli settlements
(UTV|Trump peace plan) – The UN human rights office has issued a long-awaited report on companies linked to Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank....
Perform or quit, archbishop tells Lebanese leaders
(UTV|BEIRUT) – Archbishop Abdel Sater has told Lebanon’s political rulers to find solutions to the country’s problems or choose an “honorable” resignation. He told them:...
Thousands rally in Morocco against Trump Mideast peace plan
(UTV|RABAT) – Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of the Moroccan capital Sunday to protest against a new US Middle East peace plan which the...
UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal truce deal
(UTV|CAIRO) – Libya’s warring sides ended several days of UN-brokered talks without reaching a deal to consolidate a provisional cease-fire in and around the capital,...
Not so fast: US orders Netanyahu to delay annexation of West Bank land
(UTV|AMMAN, Jordan) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced on Sunday to backtrack on plans for a rapid annexation of occupied West Bank land...
Rulings spark hope for Egyptian Copts fighting Islamic estate law
(UTV|CAIRO) – Egyptian Copt Amal Hanna says she is determined to fight the long-standing application of Islamic inheritance laws to Christians, as recent court victories...
Yemen Al-Qaeda leader al-Raymi killed by US strike
(UTV|YEMEN) – The United States has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), President Donald Trump said. Qasim al-Raymi, who has led...