A year and a half after ISIS was supposedly routed, its fighters emerge from hiding to carry out kidnappings, killings, and roadside ambushes as a way of silencing informants and restoring extortion rackets.
Backed by Russian air power, government forces capture five villages in Idlib province, the last remaining rebel stronghold.
Aras Amiri, 33, is accused of operating projects for "cultural infiltration" in Iran on behalf of the British Council, which says it does not have offices or representatives in Iran.
Speaking at the inauguration of a solar power plant for a hospital in the Gaza Strip, Nickolay Mladenov says "risk of war remains imminent."
Decision comes a day after Saudi tankers were sabotaged near the Strait of Hormuz and a week after the secretary of state changed his travel schedule at the last minute due to intelligence suggesting Iran or its proxies were planning an attack against American targets in the Middle East.
After Saudi Arabia announces "significant damage" to two of its oil tankers off the coast of the UAE, the U.S. issues a new warning to sailors and Iran calls for "further clarification" of the incident.
After Shimaa Seif performs demeaning imitation of Sudanese woman, Sudanese refugees and migrants in Egypt, who have long complained of bigotry, call to boycott the TV station that ran the sketch.
It remains unclear whether Iran was involved. Announcement comes amid increased tension in Gulf between Iran and the United States.
U.N. says it is monitoring redeployment of Houthi rebels from three key ports as part of ceasefire agreement reached in December.
Following widespread damage to town of Suqailabiyah, Syrian army shells insurgent positions in southern Idlib province, state news agency SANA reports.
