Tag: syria

The president of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika has designated the Speaker of the People’s National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) Dr ...

Family In Tears As They Flee ISIS-Held Street In Mosul

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A mother-of-two sobs as she carries her young son down a street in war-torn Mosul following heavy clashes today between ...

Netanyahu To Meet Putin, Says Iran Seeks Permanent Foothold In Syria

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to ...

Netanyahu To Press Putin On Iranian Influence In Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Moscow to press ...

Atop Palmyra’s Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing of Return

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Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings ...

Syrian Farmers Fear IS To Flood Villages Near Euphrates

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Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to defend its ...

Iran Blows US Fifth Fleet Out of the Water In Animated Film

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A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the ...

Syrian Pilot Whose Plane Crashed In Turkey Found By Rescue Team

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Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey found by rescue teA Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his ...

66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting

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A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's ...

Syrian Military Plane Crashes Near Turkish Border

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A Syrian military plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday near the country's border with Syria, the Turkish state-run news agency ...

Desperate Syrians Huddle Among the Trees, Safe For Now

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Sheltering from the wind under a gnarled olive tree Saturday, young Jumana and her two children are among tens of ...

US-Led Strikes Claim Another 21 Civilian Lives

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Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria in recent ...

Iraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight

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Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but the ...

British Foreign Minister To Visit Russia To Discuss Differences

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Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson will go to Moscow in the coming weeks to discuss the differences between the two ...

Air Strikes Kill 11 Civilians In Central Syria

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At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday in air strikes on a central Syrian village ...

Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1

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Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic ...

Syrian Government Says Agenda Agreed, Seeks United Opposition At Next Geneva Talks

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Syria's chief negotiator said on Saturday that the "only thing" achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda ...

Thousands Flee Syria Army Advance In North

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Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled advancing Russian-backed regime forces fighting Islamic State group jihadists in the north ...

Jordan Hangs 15 Convicts At Dawn, Most In Years

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Jordan hanged 15 death row prisoners at dawn on Saturday, its information minister said, in a further break with the ...

N. Korea Hits Out At US Over Potential Terror Listing

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