Image copyright AFP Image caption Drone attacks on al-Qaeda targets in Yemen were stepped up under President Obama A US commando raid has killed more than 40 al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen, Yemeni officials and tribal sources say. Several Apache helicopters took part in the operation in al-Baida province, according to the reports. Three al-Qaeda […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Residents of Damascus have been struggling with water shortages for weeks The Syrian military says it has regained Damascus’s main water source from rebels. Water shortages have affected more than five million residents in the Damascus area since late December. State television said the national flag was now flying over […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Half a million children in Yemen are suffering from severe acute malnutrition The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN’s humanitarian chief has warned. Two million people need emergency food aid to survive and child malnutrition has risen 63% in a year, Stephen […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The jihadist group said rebels were conspiring against it at peace talks in Kazakhstan Insurgent factions in Syria have joined together to fight off an assault by a powerful jihadist group which launched an attack on rebels this week. Several militias formed an alliance with key Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The district has been under siege for months Jihadist fighters in Libya have lost one of their last remaining strongholds in the country’s second city. Forces loyal to the military leader, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said they had driven local Islamist militias out of the Ganfouda district of Benghazi. […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The UN estimates 10,000 people have died in Yemen since the war began The Ministry of Defence is “tracking” 252 allegations of humanitarian law violations by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, the BBC has learned. The UN estimates that up to 10,000 people have died in the country since war […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption One hundred of the new homes will be built in the settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah The United Nations has condemned Israeli plans to build more settlements in the occupied West Bank. A UN spokesman said “unilateral actions” were an obstacle to peace based on a two-state solution. On […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The prisoners were convicted of a variety of offences including murder and rape Kuwait has executed seven prisoners for the first time since 2013, including a member of the ruling royal family. They were hanged at the central prison, according to a statement carried by state news agency Kuna. The […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption One hundred of the new homes will be built in the settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah Israel has announced plans to build 2,500 more homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had agreed to the move […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The rebel delegation said it would not sign “any document” at the talks in Astana Iran, Russia and Turkey say they will jointly enforce a fragile three-week cessation of hostilities in Syria. The announcement came after two days of peace talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana. In a joint statement, […]
