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16 April

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Two Killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in Drone Strikes Blamed on Turkey

At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighboring Turkey.

16 April

Syrian government forces at Tabqa air base in Syria's Raqqa region

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Attacks Blamed on IS Kill at Least 41

Suspected Islamic State fighters killed at least 36 truffle hunters and five shepherds in Syria, a monitor said.

12 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel to Send Greece Spike Anti-Tank Systems for $400 Million

Israel has signed a $400 million deal with Greece to provide Spike anti-tank systems.

11 April

Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government hold a position against Houthi rebels

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen Prisoner Swap to Start Thursday as Peace Hopes Rise

A prisoner exchange involving hundreds of detainees from Yemen's brutal civil war will start on Thursday against a backdrop of rising hopes for peace.

11 April

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel’s Netanyahu Vows to ‘Restore Security’ by Acting ‘On All Fronts’

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would "restore calm and security" to the country, after rising tensions over the last week in the Middle East.

10 April

Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Army Launches Strikes in Syria After Rocket Fire

Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria, the Israeli army announced, after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

9 April

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraqi Kurds Protest Turkish Bombardment of Airport

Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the Sulaimaniyah airport.

6 April

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian (R) and Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud (L) meeting in Beijing, China, April 6

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran, Saudi Arabia Vow to Bring Mideast ‘Security, Stability’

Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing, resuming diplomatic relations and pledging to work together to bring "security and stability" to their turbulent region.

6 April

Flames are seen at a distance after Israel carried out airstrikes over Gaza.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Strikes Gaza After Rocket Salvo From Lebanese Soil

Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip after vowing to retaliate over a barrage of cross-border rockets fired from Lebanon, which it blamed on Palestinian groups.

5 April