Month: January 1970

Read Fast Facts from CNN about Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, an international conflict codenamed Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The Taliban now control several districts of the city, according to … Read More

Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of … Read More

Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship’s management firm said Friday.

Israel’s Prime Minister jas announced a program to roll out a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60, becoming one of the first countries … Read More

A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, during large clashes that broke out during the … Read More

A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in Iran, according to state media.

Lebanon’s water supply system is on the verge of total collapse, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in the latest development in the country’s slide into chaos.