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A Lebanese bank employees’ union called on bank staff to go on strike from Tuesday because of safety concerns, the president of the Federation of Syndicates of Banks Employees said. George al Hajj said the decision had been taken on Monday…

The chief of Staff of the US Army announced that the number of US troops in northern Syria is likely to stabilize at around 500. This came weeks after President Donald Trump announced a complete US withdrawal from the country.

At least 22 people were wounded after Iraqi security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Baghdad, police and medical sources said, a day after demonstrators were forced to retreat towards a main square in the Iraqi…

Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded in an area controlled by Turkish forces and allied Syrian opposition factions in northeastern Syria, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry. The ministry blamed the bombing on the YPG and…

The 25-year-old agreement between Jordan and Israel expired formally, under which two plots of land, Baqoura and Ghamr on the border, were recognized under Jordanian sovereignty, and a special agreement allowed Israeli farmers to cultivate…

A senior UAE official said that Iran must sit at the negotiating table with world powers and Gulf states to reach a new deal that will ease rising tensions in the region and revive its economy. This is after the attacks on oil tankers in…

Five people were killed by Iraqi security forces as they tried to force protesters to retreat towards their main gathering site in central Baghdad using live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs. Dozens of people were injured and security…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the Turkish military operation in Syria by telephone, according to the Turkish presidency. this comes after Erdogan announcement that his country…

صرح الرئيس التركي رجب طيب أردوغان أن بلاده لن تخرج من سوريا قبل انسحاب الدول الأخرى منها مضيفا أنها ستواصل هجومها عبر الحدود ضد المقاتلين الأكراد إلى أن يرحلوا جميعا وحتى "يغادر آخر إرهابي المنطقة".

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and other measures as he sought to bring an end to months of protests. “The…