Rights groups alarmed about new anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq washington — Rights groups see Iraq's new anti-LGBTQ+ law, which criminalizes same-sex relations, as another attempt to curb individual freedoms in… 04/29/2024 Aimas
Pier for Gaza aid to cost US $320 million pentagon — The Pentagon says a floating pier that will be used for bringing more aid into Gaza will cost about… 04/29/2024 Aimas
Iraq repatriates nearly 700 more citizens linked to Islamic State group from Syrian camp BAGHDAD — Iraq has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a sprawling camp in… 04/29/2024 Aimas
Blinken cites improvement in Gaza aid, says Israel must do more Top US diplomat is in Middle East for talks on Gaza, regional security ... 04/29/2024 Aimas
Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash Baghdad — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend… 04/28/2024 Aimas
World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike NICOSIA — World Central Kitchen, or WCK, said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after… 04/28/2024 Aimas
Blinken heads to Middle East for talks on Gaza, regional security State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Riyadh for regional talks Monday and Tuesday on humanitarian… 04/28/2024 Aimas
Push for truce ramps up as Israel pummels Gaza Jerusalem — Diplomatic efforts increased on Sunday to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Israel carried… 04/28/2024 Aimas
A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal TEL AVIV, Israel — A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show "more commitment and more seriousness"… 04/28/2024 Aimas
Yemen’s Houthis vow to hit US interests after targeting British ship cairo — After the latest attack in the Red Sea on a British oil tanker, a top Houthi official in the… 04/28/2024 Aimas
Hezbollah says fired drones, guided missiles at Israel Beirut — Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Saturday it had targeted northern Israel with drones and guided missiles after cross-border Israeli… 04/28/2024 Aimas