Turkish court sentences newspaper journalists to prison over coup links: Anadolu
A Turkish court sentenced several journalists from the Zaman newspaper to jail over links to a 2016 failed coup attempt, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
Israeli air strike hits Syria at Golan frontier
The Israeli air force struck a position on Friday on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights frontier, sources on both sides said.
South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing
South Syrian rebels said they had agreed on Friday to lay down arms in a Russian-brokered deal that appeared to surrender Deraa province to the government in another major victory for President Bashar al-Assad.
West Bank Bedouin remain wary after Israeli court suspends razing of village
Palestinians and their supporters marked a temporary victory in a Bedouin village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday after an Israeli judge halted demolition proceedings.
Spain to appeal Catalan independence motion ahead of talks
Spain’s government said on Friday it would appeal against a motion by Catalonia to press on with its independence drive, as tensions rise ahead of talks between new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and regional leader Quim Torra.
U.N. view on the European migrant crisis? There isn’t one
The European Union is not in the throes of a migration crisis, despite a “toxic narrative” and political spin, U.N. migration experts said on Friday.
No breakthrough in nuclear talks as Iran demands more after U.S. exit
World powers and Iran appeared to make no concrete breakthrough on Friday in talks to provide Tehran with an economic package to compensate for U.S. sanctions that begin taking effect in August.
Italy’s closure to migrant rescue boats has high human cost: aid groups
Italy’s shutting of its ports to humanitarian rescue ships will trap more migrants in Libyan detention centers and in the hands of smugglers, where they face beatings and abuse, aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
Russia will guarantee return of displaced Syrians in south – rebel sources
Syrian civilians who fled a government offensive in southwestern Syria will be able to return to their homes with Russian guarantees of protection as part of a deal brokered by Russia on Friday, rebel sources said.
Convoy with Syrian and Russian flags advancing near Nassib border crossing – witnesses
Hundreds of troops in a large military convoy with Russian and Syrian flags are close to Syria’s Nassib border crossing with Jordan, witnesses said.
