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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Scorched earth: VIDEO shows aftermath of claimed US raid against ISIS leader al-Baghdadi

A building completely reduced to rubble and burnt soil were captured in footage from the site of a claimed US attack on the compound...

Who was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? Here’s all you need to know

Islamic State leader and the world’s most wanted man Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria. But...

Relishing Trump confirms death of Islamic State chief Baghdadi

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the elusive leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed, dying "like a...

Iraq heading to protests again, will stability ever come?

After decades of instability, Iraq seemed to be catching a break: jihadists were defeated, violence plummeted, checkpoints were removed. Buoyed by hope, Umm Zeina...

Qatar to expand airport ahead of World Cup 2022

Qatar announced a major expansion of its Hamad international airport, almost doubling the number of visitors it can receive as the Gulf state prepares...

Trump to lift Turkey sanctions as Operation ends

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the United States is lifting sanctions on Turkey, hailing the success of a ceasefire along its border with...

Iran tensions and Khashoggi aftermath: Saudi foreign minister replaced

Saudi Arabia's King Salman appointed a new foreign minister on Wednesday, according to a royal decree issued less than a year after his predecessor...

25 years after deal, peace between Israel and Jordan is crumbling

Twenty-five years after the signing of a landmark peace treaty, ties between Jordan and Israel mirror the ebbs and flows of a turbulent region,...

Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang

Opinion | Turkey’s ambassador to China, Emin Onen, didn’t mince his words this week when he took his Chinese hosts to task for failing to support...

Tension between Iran and Saudi Arab is not sectarian but political: Qatar

Qatar has said that Iran and Arab countries can solve their tensions through "constructive dialogue and diplomacy". The statement came after Saudi Arabia and...

‘No need’ to restart Syria offensive, says Turkey

Turkey said on Wednesday there was "no need" to restart its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, saying that it had been informed by...

Are Iraqi Kurds leaving Islam to embrace Zoroastrianism?

In a ceremony at an ancient, ruined temple in northern Iraq, Faiza Fuad joined a growing number of Kurds who are leaving Islam to...