Friday Middle Eastern News Today

(Corrects first paragraph to make clear France says it stands by and not supports U.S. air strikes) PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - France said it stood by ...

One of Australia’s top Jewish organizations expressed shock and anger on Sunday after a man was spotted wearing a hat... Western officials and some Iraqi officials accuse Iran-backed groups of involvement in deadly rocket attacks against US sites and personnel in Iraq in the last month. An Iraqi militia official close to Iran said Friday’s strikes killed at least one fighter and wounded four more, hitting positions of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group along the border. Loc...

Smriti Irani leads Parivartan Yatra riding a two-wheeler Top Searches Smriti Irani leads Parivartan Yatra riding a two-wheeler Rohit Khanna / TNN / Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 23:55 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail KOLKATA: Union minister Smriti Irani drove a scooter to lead the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra through the narrow, bumpy lanes of Panchpota in South 24 Parganas, a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee reached her workplace at Nabanna riding on an electric scooter. While Irani’s act drew...

Syria condemns cowardly U.S. air strikes on Iran-backed militias A close up view of destroyed buildings at an Iraq-Syria border crossing after airstrikes, seen in this February 26, 2021 handout satellite image provided by Maxar. Satellite image (copyright) 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS reuters_tickers This content was published on February 27, 2021 - 00:40 February 27, 2021 - 00:40 By Maha El Dahan and Amina Ismail BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said U.S. air strikes against Iranian-bac...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) - France said it stood by U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria in response to attacks on coalition bases in Iraq, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. “In light of these unacceptable attacks, which we have firmly condemned, we stand with our American allies,” the statement said. The air strikes, early on Friday Middle-Eastern time, targeted militia sites on the Syrian side of the Iraqi-Syrian frontier, where...

Friday, 26 February, 2021 - 05:45 A rocket attack on a military complex inside Erbil airport that hosts foreign troops deployed as part of a US-led coalition caused serious damage - AFP Asharq Al-Awsat US air strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria are meant to send the message that President Joe Biden will act to protect Americans, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday. Future US actions in the region will be deliber...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) - France said it stood by U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria in response to attacks on coalition bases in Iraq, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. “In light of these unacceptable attacks, which we have firmly condemned, we stand with our American allies,” the statement said. The air strikes, early on Friday Middle-Eastern time, targeted militia sites on the Syrian side of the Iraqi-Syrian frontier, where...