Arab and International

French Gov’t Source Says No Plans to Pull Troops from Iraq

  A French government source said Tuesday that Paris has “no intention” of withdrawing its 200-soldier force from Iraq, AFP reported. “Since Friday we have reinforced security for our French soldiers deployed in Iraq,” Defense Minister Floren...

Ismail Haniyeh: General Soleimani Martyred for Quds

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas Political Bureau Chief, delivered a speech at the funeral of General Soleimani in Tehran on Monday. In his address, Haniyeh lauded the late Iranian commander as a martyr of Jerusalem al-Quds who “made great sacrifices in order ...