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Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone
Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes...
Hong Kong Maids Lured By Islamic State Recruiters
Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong are being radicalised by extremists from the Islamic State group, a security...
Trump Says Won’t Let Assad Get Away With ‘horrible’ Crimes
US President Donald Trump accused Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of committing "horrible" crimes against...
Key Challenges In Putting An End To Libya’s Chaos
France is hosting a rare meeting on Tuesday between Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and military...
Violence Against Afghan Journalists Soars
At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2017, a 35 percent surge from last year, a...
Deadly Strike Hits Syria Rebel Town Despite Truce
An air strike killed eight civilians late Monday in a rebel-held town east of Damascus where a truce was supposed to...
Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist
Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...
Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...
Jihadist Takeover In Syria’s Idlib Raises Attack Prospect
The jihadist takeover of Syria's key Idlib province raises the prospect that the region could become the next target of...
Russia Says Has Deployed Forces To Police Syria Safe Zones
Russia has deployed military police to monitor two safe zones being established in Syria, the defence ministry in...
Erdogan In Qatar For Talks On Gulf Crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Doha ON Monday as part of a Gulf tour aimed at defusing a dispute...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Syria Border Assault ‘nearing End’
Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Monday its fight against militant groups along the eastern border with war-ravaged...
UN-Backed Libya PM To Meet Eastern Strongman Near Paris
Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will hold talks near Paris on Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the...
Lone Clinic In Syria’s Rebel North Tackles War’s Mental Toll
At an austere mental health clinic in northern Syria, male patients with shaved heads squat barefoot in a courtyard,...
US-Led Coalition Says More To Do In Syria After IS Loses Raqa
The US-led coalition will have "a great deal more" to do in Syria even after defeating the Islamic State in its...
Libya’s Rival Leaders Due In Paris For Talks
The heads of the opposing sides in Libya's crisis are planning to meet in Paris on Tuesday for talks to find a way out...
Syrian Refugee Mardini Returns To Hungary For World Swimming Champs
Two years on from sleeping rough in Budapest on a perilous trek from Syria to Germany, teenage refugee Yusra Mardini is...
Erdogan Visits Gulf In Hope of Easing Qatar Crisis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on Sunday a key visit to the Gulf region aimed at defusing the standoff around...
Syria Strikes Hit Near Damascus Despite Ceasefire
Syria's regime carried out air raids on one of the last rebel strongholds near Damascus Sunday, a monitor said, a day...