UN Suspends All Aid After Attack
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The strikes, which witnesses say came from the air, came hours after Syria declared a...
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Australia Regrets Syrian Air Strike Role
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed regret for the loss of life in a US-led airstrike which killed dozens of Syrian soldiers fighting the so-called Islamic State. Mr Turnbull has...
Syria Conflict: US Air Attack Endangers Truce
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has endangered an already shaky ceasefire deal, Russia says. The attack put "a very big...
British Ambassador To Saudi Arabia Announces Conversion To Islam
British Ambassador Simon Collis and his wife Huda Mujarkech before embarking on the pilgrimage The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia announced on Twitter that he converted to Islam and carried out a...
US and Russia Agree Peace Moves
Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified...
TICAD: Japan Promises To Africa Is Mere Publicity Stunt
The Chinese on Sunday appeared to spoil Japan’s big publicity from the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Nairobi, when Beijing’s head of delegation questioned...