Iraqi general: War with ISIL is over
An Iraqi senior military commander said his country’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group is over. In an announcement on Saturday, Lt General Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said that armed operations against the fighters have ended after Iraqi forces regained control of the country’s border with Syria. “All Iraqi lands […]
Arab League condemns US move as ‘dangerous and unjust’
The head of the Arab League has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “dangerous and unacceptable” and a “flagrant attack on a political solution” to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The statement by Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, secretary-general of the regional organisation, came at the start of an emergency meeting of foreign […]
US Isolated at United Nations Over Jerusalem Decision
Some of the United States’ oldest allies turned their backs on Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate its embassy there, during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday. “It contradicts international law and U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog told the council. “Jerusalem is a final […]
Gaza: Two dead in Israeli attack amid Jerusalem unrest
At least two people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Another 25 Palestinians, including a six-month-old baby, were also wounded in the attack carried out on Friday night. Dr Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesperson for the health ministry, told local media that the […]