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Ankara's 'Operation Olive Branch' aims to create a buffer zone in Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave on Turkey's border Turkey has begun a major new offensive in northwestern Syria, in a bid to oust Kurdish militia from the area. Named 'Operation Olive Branch', the ground and air operation aims to create a 20-mile (30km) "secure zone" in Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave on Turkey's border. Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), backed by the Turkish...

Prince Harry attended 139 royal engagements in the U.K. this year, according to a new report. U.K.'s The Times has revealed the number of official appearances each of the royal family members made in 2017 and Harry has topped his brother Prince William and Kate Middleton. In addition to Harry's 139 domestic engagements, he also made 70 official appearances oversea...

Saudi Arabia aims to confiscate up to £610 billion in money and assets from princes and business leaders in its crackdown on corruption, it has been claimed. The government is swooping on members of the country’s elite as it looks to transform the conservative state into a modern country that is no longer dependent on oil. Its latest purge has seen leading businessmen and over 60 princess, officials and high-profile Saudis arrested so fa...

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner celebrated eight years of marriage yesterday.Ivanka, 35, and Jared, 36, have been a couple since 2005 and were married on October 25, 200...

  The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it had concluded plans to launch its “Operation Crocodile Smile” in Ogun State. The operation is a training and operations exercise planned for the South-western part of the country. The Brigade Commander of the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Basil Adoke, disclosed this in Abeokuta at a reception organised by the state government as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary. Mr....