syria
Wrong Film Named Best Picture At Oscars
Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after Faye Dunaway initially announced La La Land had won....
Film On Syria’s White Helmets Wins Oscar
A film about Syria's White Helmets -- rescuers who risk their lives to help save civilians caught in the country's...
With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council
The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...
Syrian Opposition Accuses Damascus of ‘stalling’ Talks
The main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva accused Damascus on Sunday of "stalling", after its chief...
UN Envoy Sets Out Framework For Sputtering Syria Talks
Several more rounds of Syrian peace talks will be needed to reach any accord, the UN envoy bidding to kickstart the...
In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage
The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...
Islamic State Planning Attacks In Britain
Islamic State militants are planning "indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians" in Britain on a scale similar to...
Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings From US To Canada
Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from...
Israel Army Disperses Lebanese Protesters At Border
Israel's army dispersed dozens of Lebanese demonstrators Saturday after they crossed the border protesting against the...
Syria’s White Helmets Rescuers Will Not Attend Oscars
Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets group -- the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary -- will not attend...
Syria Talks Challenged As Suicide Blasts Kill Dozens
UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered Saturday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people,...
Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42
Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42...
In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...
Top US Commander For Mideast In Secret Syria Trip
The top US military commander for the Middle East made a secret trip to northern Syria Friday to meet a US-backed...
North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on...
Ankara Says Nearly 50,000 Syrians Have Returned Home
Tens of thousands of Syrians have returned home from Turkey since the start of Ankara's military operation inside the...
Turkey Says Al-Bab Completely Captured From Jihadists
Turkish armed forces and allied Syrian rebels have completely taken the IS bastion of Al-Bab in northern Syria from...
Afghan Deportation Flight Left From Germany Half Empty
The German government admitted Friday it deported fewer than half the Afghans who were due to be repatriated on a...
Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj
A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual...