Category: Middle East

US Military Base in Syria Targeted in Rocket Attack

A rocket attack targeting the U.S. military’s Green Village base in northeast Syria failed to hit U.S. or coalition forces or any equipment, the U.S. Central Command said. Three 107 mm rockets targeted the base on Sunday and a fourth rocket along with rocket tubes was found at the launch point, about 5 kilometers (3…


Pelosi Visits Armenia, Condemns ‘Illegal and Deadly Attacks’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and a delegation of lawmakers visited Armenia in the midst of fresh clashes with neighboring Azerbaijan that killed more than 200 troops, according to U.S. officials. While speaking in Yerevan, Armenia, Pelosi condemned the “illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenian territory” that triggered border fighting. “We strongly condemn those attacks,” she…


Protests Break Out at Funeral of Iranian Woman Who Died After Arrest by Morality Police

DUBAI—Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, and security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Videos posted on social media showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans after gathering in Saqez, hometown of Mahsa Amini. They…


Jordan Calls Off Rescue Efforts in Deadly Building Collapse

AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanian officials Saturday said they halted rescue efforts at the ruins of a collapsed four-story building after pulling out the 14th and what is believed to be final victim of the disaster. It wasn’t clear what caused the collapse Tuesday of the building in Amman, Jordan’s capital. Authorities have arrested the building’s owner and…


Iranian Leader Appears in Public After Nearly 2 Weeks

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to students in person Saturday after being out of the public eye for nearly two weeks. Khamenei, 83, who normally speaks while sitting down, gave a seven-minute speech at the Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh, or congregation hall, in the capital of Tehran while standing. Khamenei called the pilgrimage…


At Least 6 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkish Coast

ISTANBUL—Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon destined for Italy sank off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said on Tuesday. In a statement, the coast guard said a total of 73 migrants from four life boats were rescued on Tuesday while search and rescue operations for…


PREMIERING 7 PM ET: Islamist Influence in DC is Growing: Cynthia Farahat on the Iran Deal

Cynthia Farahat is an expert on Islamic terrorism. After co-founding the Liberal Egyptian Party in 2006, she was targeted by the Muslim Brotherhood and fled to the United States. Since then, she has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, briefed more than 200 congressional offices, and advised intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Farahat says…


Islamist Influence in DC is Growing: Cynthia Farahat on the Iran Deal

Cynthia Farahat is an expert on Islamic terrorism. After co-founding the Liberal Egyptian Party in 2006, she was targeted by the Muslim Brotherhood and fled to the United States. Since then, she has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, briefed more than 200 congressional offices, and advised intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Farahat says…


Death Toll From Overnight Bombing in Pakistan Rises to 8

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Eight people have been killed in a roadside bombing that targeted an anti-Taliban village elder’s vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, police said. Saeed Khan, a senior police official in Swat, said the slain head of a village peace committee, Idrees Khan, was traveling in the area when the roadside bomb hit his vehicle. He said…


Jordan Responders Rescue Infant From Collapsed Building

AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanian teams on Wednesday rescued an infant and were working to save others from the rubble of a collapsed building, as officials said they had arrested three people in connection to the disaster. State media said at least nine people were killed and others remained missing Wednesday, a day after the four-story building collapsed…