Middle East
General strike sweeps Arab towns in Israel over crime, police inaction
Shops, schools close as protest highlights surge in violence and lack of enforcement
General strike sweeps Arab towns in Israel over crime, police inaction
Shops, schools close as protest highlights surge in violence and lack of enforcement
Syrian children recount forced recruitment by terror group YPG/SDF
2 teenagers freed after Syrian army operations say group recruited children at gunpoint, held them in camps, and subjected them to harsh training conditions
Trump formally rolls out his Board of Peace, says it will act beyond Gaza
'We can do numerous other things. Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do, and we'll do it in conjunction with UN,' says US president
Gaza's Rafah crossing to open next week in both directions, transition committee head says
Ali Shaath calls border reopening 'lifeline and symbol,' which shows Gaza 'no longer closed to future'
Turkish naval deployment in Gulf of Aden extended for another year
Move aims to safeguard Turkish-linked shipping, bolster anti-piracy efforts and support maritime security
Iraqi judiciary to take legal action against ISIS detainees transferred from Syria
Iraq’s top judicial body says all suspects, regardless of nationality or rank within the terror group, fall exclusively under Iraqi jurisdiction
