middle-east
Brother of Iran's president begins prison term
Tehran, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that President Hassan Rouhani's brother has begun serving a five-year prison sentence on corruption charges.
Turkey: Patriotic sentiment on display amid Syria operation
Akcakale, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — National soccer team players give military salutes during international matches, Turkish flags flutter from balconies and storefronts, songs extolling the glory days of the Ottoman Empire blare from a border town's loudspeakers, punctuated by the occasional boom of outgoing artillery.
Defying NATO allies, Turkey says it rejects Syria cease-fire
Akcakale, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's president says he won't halt its military offensive in northeast Syria, despite growing pressure and sanctions from NATO allies.
Lebanon arrests Syrian IS suspect
Beirut, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Lebanon's state security arrested on Tuesday a Syrian national for joining the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Turkish, Kurdish forces battle for border town in NE Syria
Ceylanpinar, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Turkish artillery is pounding suspected Syrian Kurdish positions near a town in northeast Syria as Turkey's military incursion enters its seventh day.
Saudi Arabia announces receiving additional U.S. troops
Riyadh, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the decision to receive additional U.S. troops, Saudi Press Agency reported.
4 IS militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq
Baghdad, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday in airstrikes on their hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official said.
Turkey says troops captured Syrian border town
Akcakale, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — France is halting exports of any arms to Turkey that could be used in its offensive against Kurds in Syria, and wants an immediate meeting of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State extremists.
Iranian official says oil tanker attack won't go unpunished
Tehran, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — A senior Iranian security official says an attack on one of the country's oil tankers will not go unpunished.
Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town
Ceylanpinar, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Turkish forces captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday, the Turkish military and a Syrian war monitor said, as Turkey's offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters pressed into its fourth day with little sign of relenting despite mounting international criticism.