syria
Paris Attacks Planners ‘killed In Syria’
Two men involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks have been killed in Syria in a US air strike, officials say. The...
UN Chief Warns of Aleppo ‘atrocities’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians" in...
Turkish Army Urges Syrians To Seek Safety As Rebels Push On Al-Bab
The Turkish army has dropped leaflets on the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab in Syria urging civilians to seek...
IS Retakes Ancient Syrian City
The Islamic State (IS) group has retaken the Syrian city of Palmyra, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have...
Islamic State Fighters Re-Enter Ancient Palmyra In Syria
A look inside the ruins after they were recaptured from so-called Islamic State in March Islamic State group fighters...
Islamic State Fighters ‘re-Enter Ancient Palmyra’ In Syria
Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city,...
Boris Johnson’s Saudi ‘proxy Wars’ Comment ‘not UK’s View’
Downing Street has said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's comments on Saudi Arabia do not represent "the government's...
IS ‘loses 50,000 Fighters In Two Years’
IS has lost much territory since its gains in 2014 sent shockwaves around the world At least 50,000 militants from...
Russia Awards Medals To Dead and Wounded
The women were serving as medics at a field hospital in western Aleppo. A mortar struck the hospital on Monday. A...
Army ‘suspends Aleppo Fighting’
The move is to allow for the evacuation of civilians trapped in the battle zone. Mr Lavrov said some 8,000 people would...
Aleppo Battle: Victory In City Would Be ‘huge Step’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the...
Britain To Deepen Security Cooperation With the GCC
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she wants to deepen defence cooperation with Gulf countries and work...
Syria Rebels ‘withdraw From Old City’
Syrian rebels have left the last areas they held in Aleppo's old city, while calling for a five-day truce to allow the...
Russia, China Vote Against Aleppo Ceasefire
Russia and China on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Syrian...
Islamic State Strikes Back To Slow Iraqi Forces In Mosul
Islamic State fighters retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit...
Trump’s Election And Its Impact On Europe
It is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will be. We have plenty of...
Mahama Must Apologise For Failed Promises – Akufo-Addo
President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government should apologise to Ghanaians for...
Arab Spring Underscores Need For Jobs
The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has highlighted the importance of creating jobs,...
IS Group To Step Up Attacks On Europe
Europol has warned that militants from so-called Islamic State (IS) will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as...