Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at EU border
KASTANIES, Greece — Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey’s western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to…
FACTBOX: Saudi Aramco: the oil colossus
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicative range, making it the world’s biggest flotation by raising…
LafargeHolcim says takes note of French court decision on Syria
FILE PHOTO: The logo of LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest cement maker, is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann PARIS (Reuters) – LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) has…
New ISIS leader is ‘a nobody,’ but US knows ‘almost nothing’ about him: Official
Although the U.S. knows “almost nothing” about the new leader of ISIS, he is “a nobody,” according to a senior State Department official, making it difficult for the terror group…
‘SNL’s’ Syria Hero Dog Apologizes For Humping Legs Without Consent
Cecily Strong translated for Conan as reporters peppered him with questions. When Heidi Gardner cooed: “Who’s a good boy?” Conan “growled,” “Seriously, with all due respect, I’m a trained military…
Syrian Kurdish leader says Turkish attacks continue, contradicting Trump administration claims
The leader of the Syrian Kurds’ civilian government accused Turkey and its forces of continuing its offensive into northern Syria using armed drones and heavy artillery, and conducting ethnic cleansing…
Pentagon weighs keeping US troops near Syrian oil fields
There have been internal discussions about possibly keeping some U.S. troops in eastern Syria near oil fields, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters in Afghanistan on Monday, but he added…
Trump: US never agreed to protect Syrian Kurd allies ‘for the rest of their lives’
“We never agreed to protect the Kurds for the rest of their lives,” President Donald Trump said while speaking to reporters at a White House for over an hour during…
Turkey says nothing will come of Halkbank case if law in U.S. works
People walk past by a branch of Halkbank in central Istanbul, Turkey, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir ANKARA (Reuters) – Nothing will come of a case against Turkey’s state-owned lender…
Life and death in Syria as US troops withdraw: ‘We don’t trust America anymore’
In Qamishli, an 8-year-old named Sara was lying in a hospital bed, enduring unimaginable pain after losing her leg in an artillery shell explosion. Interested in Syria? Add Syria as…