syria
Syrian rebels lose string of southwest towns
Middle East
July 1, 2018
Syrian rebels lose string of southwest towns
A string of Syrian rebel-held towns and villages accepted government rule on Saturday as insurgent lines collapsed in parts…
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
Middle East
June 28, 2018
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
The UN Syria envoy warned on Wednesday of a full-scale battle in the country’s southwest, an area covered by…
Syria troops launch assault on Daraa city amid civilian exodus
Middle East
June 27, 2018
Syria troops launch assault on Daraa city amid civilian exodus
Syria’s army launched an assault on the flashpoint southern city of Daraa Tuesday, state media said, after a week…
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
Middle East
June 26, 2018
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a…
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
Middle East
June 24, 2018
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
The Syrian army will regain control of the country’s north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President…
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Middle East
June 23, 2018
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country’s southwest on Friday for the first time in…
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said European countries shared concern over Iran’s ballistic missile program and called for…
Fees to obtain Egyptian citizenship soar to LE 10,000; Anyone still interested?
Egypt
June 19, 2018
Fees to obtain Egyptian citizenship soar to LE 10,000; Anyone still interested?
Aiming to increase the financial income of the government, Egypt’s Parliament recently approved a draft law that stipulates increasing…
Syria’s Assad denies Russia makes decisions for him: interview
Middle East
June 10, 2018
Syria’s Assad denies Russia makes decisions for him: interview
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that military ally Russia was making decisions for him, but said it was natural…
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Middle East
June 5, 2018
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Attacks by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year may have broken…