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Israeli troops take up positions near the Gaza border on March 26, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi on Wednesday ordered troops along the Gaza border to remain on alert for “various scenarios in the region,” the army said, as Israel prepares for what it fears will be a violent weekend, […]

Five European countries with seats on the council earlier rejected Trump’s decision and voiced concern. (File photo: Reuters) Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to hold an urgent meeting on the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United […]

  An overview of the part of the eastern sector of the IFO-2 camp in the sprawling Dadaab refugee camp, north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi seen. AFP  MKenya plans to shut a refugee camp that is home to nearly a quarter of a million people, mostly Somalis, in the next few months. The three-decade-old […]

Zulfirman Syah, 2-year-old son Averroes and mum Alta Sacra. Photo / Faceboo The youngest victim of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks has been released from hospital while his hero father continues to recover. Indonesian artist Zulfirman Syah saved his 2-year-old son Averroes’ life by shielding his body during the Linwood Mosque shooting on March 15. […]

Provinces – People in different provinces across Syria on Tuesday organized stands in protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision on the occupied Syrian Golan, affirming that it will return to the homeland Syria, SANA reported. In Sweida, people from different activities gathered near the building of the Governorate in condemnation of Trump’s declaration on the […]

Get short URL ©  File Photo/Handout via REUTERS/Mark Duffy As rebellious MPs pile pressure on Theresa May to resign, she has reportedly promised chief Brexiteers to step down if they back her troubled divorce plan, according to ITV political editor. The UK prime minister has just offered to swap her political career for the prospect of […]

The Somali National Army (SNA) this week vacated at least three of their bases in protest over months of missed pay. Somalia has been striving to overhaul its security forces, which have drawn accusations of corruption from Somalia’s international donors. AFP PHOTO Security and the planned elections in Somalia in 2020 could be in jeopardy […]

Reuters / Carlos Jasso | An airplane with the Russian flag is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2019. Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and […]

Israel has launched air attacks on Gaza hours after rockets were allegedly fired near Tel Aviv, raising fears of a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  Explosions were heard in the Gaza Strip early on Friday and Palestinian witnesses said Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas security positions. Four Palestinians were wounded in the raids, the enclave’s health ministry said.The Israeli military, in […]

A home in the central Israeli town of Mishmeret, which was destroyed in a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on March 25, 2019. (courtesy) A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a residential building in central Israel early Monday morning, injuring seven people, including two infants, and leveling the structure, officials said. The […]