syria
China Nuclear Envoy In Talks On North Korea Threat
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as a US naval strike group...
Circus Arts Help Syrian Children Make New Life
Laughter rings out and there is an atmosphere of excitement and joyful chaos. Children are perched on stilts, others...
Assad Allies Threaten To Act Against Further ‘aggression’
A joint command centre made up of forces from Russia, Iran and militias backing Syrian President Bashar al Assad...
Pressed In Iraq and Syria, IS Lashes Out In Egypt
The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find...
US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...
Assad Allies Vow Reprisals Against Aggression On Syria
A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have...
Russian Anger Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Cancel Moscow Trip
Russia has hit out at Boris Johnson's decision to scrap a planned trip to Moscow after discussions with the US. The...
Tillerson Says To Press Russia On Syrian Chemical Weapons
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Russia on its failure to prevent Syria's use of chemical weapons in...
Hijacked Ship’s Crew Rescued From Pirates Near Somalia
Nineteen crew members have been freed from a ship captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Maritime officials...
Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump Meets His Supporters On ‘SNl’
"Saturday Night Live" returned after weeks away and opened with Alec Baldwin's President Donald Trump taking time to...
Stockholm Attack Suspect Was Refused Residency
The suspect behind the Stockholm truck attack had been facing deportation and had extremist sympathies, Swedish police...
Toll In Clashes At Lebanon Palestinian Camp Rises To 5
The toll in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon rose to five on Sunday, medics said, as local...
Iran’s Rouhani Reaffirms Support For Assad In Call
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Bashar al-Assad to reaffirm his support for the Syrian leader in the wake of a...
Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87...
Sudan and Saudi Arabia Boost Ties With Joint Air Force Drill
President Omar al-Bashir said a joint Saudi-Sudanese air force drill that ended Sunday had boosted relations between...
Moscow Slams London After British FM Cancels Visit
Russia slammed London on Sunday after British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow...
US Envoy Says Syria’s Assad Must Go After ‘chemical Attack’
Washington's UN ambassador said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay in power after a suspected chemical...
Netanyahu Says Israel Committed To Treating Syrian War Wounded
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel remained committed to treating war wounded from Syria and...
Top US Diplomat Haley Says No Syria Peace With Assad
Coming closer to embracing regime change in Syria, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that with President...