Middle East & World MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE EAST US, France warn nationals in Turkey against terrorist attacks Jan 28, 2023 World Former Secretary of State outrages Turkey Jan 27, 2023 MIDDLE EAST KRI president congratulates Kurds on Kobani liberation from ISIS Jan 26, 2023 World Following Germany’s Leopard 2s, US approves sending 31 Abrams to Ukraine Jan 25, 2023 World France, Germany, UK, US call for implementation of UN Res 2254 Jan 25, 2023 World Yazidi survivors appeal to UN over ISIS crimes Jan 25, 2023 World Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine Jan 25, 2023 World Erdogan cancels meeting with German Chancellor Jan 25, 2023 World US female fighter gets 3 years in prison for supporting Syrian terrorist Jan 25, 2023 World US Senator Bob Menendez rejects F-16 sale to Turkey Jan 24, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Sweden seeks easing tension with Turkey following fraught days Jan 24, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Unknown gunmen kill two people in Syria’s Daraa Jan 24, 2023 World Turkey threatens to disrupt Sweden’s NATO bid Jan 24, 2023 World Turkey eyeing ‘massive’ arms deal with Britain – MEE Jan 23, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Kurdish civilian sentenced to prison as Iranian crackdown continues Jan 23, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Arab League rejects systematic demographic change in Syria Jan 22, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Two ISIS militants arrested in KRI Jan 22, 2023 World Canada to repatriate ‘Jihadi Jack’, 22 other citizens Jan 22, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Assad Advisor stresses Syrian-Iranian strong relations Jan 22, 2023 MIDDLE EAST 9.277 Syrian refugees leave Jordan in 2022 Jan 22, 2023 World Protests in Sweden infuriates Turkey Jan 22, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iraq concerned about ISIS camps in Syria Jan 21, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Turkey cancels Swedish Defense Minister’s visit Jan 21, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Unknown gunmen in Turkey kill 4 Kurds from KRI Jan 19, 2023 World Helicopter crash in Ukraine’s Kyiv kills 18 including interior minister Jan 18, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Erdogan Increases Demand to Sweden, Finland to ‘130 Terrorists’ Jan 18, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran welcomes Syria-Turkey normalization Jan 18, 2023 World French man, wife on trial over joining ISIS in Syria Jan 17, 2023 World Dutch police arrest Syrian refugee for his role in ISIS, HTS Jan 17, 2023 MIDDLE EAST McGurk, Barzani discuss Kurdish-Iraqi developments Jan 17, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran’s Amirabdollahian heading to Turkey after postponing visit to Russia Jan 17, 2023 MIDDLE EAST 33 ISIS militants arrested in five Iraqi governorates Jan 14, 2023 World Biden administration intends to sell F-16 jets to Turkey Jan 14, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran executes British-Iranian Alireza Akbari Jan 14, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran praises Syria-Turkey rapprochement Jan 13, 2023 World Protestors hang puppet of Turkey’s Erdogan in Sweden Jan 13, 2023 World ISIS ‘Beatle’ reportedly no longer in US custody Jan 13, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Plans underway to repatriate 150 Iraqi families from Hawl Camp – official Jan 12, 2023 World Syrian passport ranks low globally Jan 12, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Jordan, Russia discuss drug smuggling from Syria Jan 12, 2023 World Spain arrests 2 women repatriated lately from NE Syria Jan 12, 2023 World Canada purchases US-made air defense system to donate to Ukraine Jan 11, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Erbil Asayish arrest ISIS cell from Hawl camp Jan 10, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran’s president to visit Syria, Turkey amid talks of normalization Jan 9, 2023 World India arrests two people over raising money for ISIS in Syria Jan 9, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Repatriating Iraqis from Hawl Camp to be resumed soon Jan 8, 2023 World Kurds from around Europe protest against killings in Paris Jan 8, 2023 MIDDLE EAST Iran executes two more men in cases linked to protests Jan 7, 2023 World Lawyers accuse Canada of obstructing nationals’ repatriation from Syria Jan 7, 2023 World Republican Kevin McCarthy wins US Speaker’s gavel Jan 7, 2023