Middle East
US Syria Strike ‘doesn’t Address Problem’
A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating...
First Woman On Trial In Saudi Over Shiite Protests
The trial has begun in Saudi Arabia of the first woman accused of involvement in protests in a Shiite-majority area of...
Prez Akufo-Addo Urges British Airways To Improve Service Delivery
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged British Airways to upgrade its quality of services to customers on its...
New Draft UN Resolution Calls For Syria Gas Attack Probe
Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a new UN draft resolution demanding an investigation of the...
Egypt Parliament Approves State of Emergency
Egypt's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency declared by President Abdel Fattah...
G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...
US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future
The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country,...
Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike
Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...
Blast Rocks Mainly Kurdish City of Diyarbakir In Turkey
The blast happened in a city known for clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces A large explosion has struck a...
G7 Says No Sanctions On Russia Over Syria
G7 foreign ministers reject UK drive for sanctions on Russia and Syria following suspected chemical attackJoin...
Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia
Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says
The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...
US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...
White House Warns Syria On Chemical, Barrel Bomb Use
The White House on Monday warned Syria that further use of chemical weapons or barrel bombs could bring US military...
US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets
Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...
Pentagon Suspects Chemical Weapons Still At Syrian Air Base
The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US...
Southern EU Leaders Say US Strike On Syria ‘understandable’
The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for a...
UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...
Egypt Under Emergency Rule After Church Attacks
Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn 45 Egyptian Christians killed in jihadist bombings just a week before Easter, after...