syria
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday said Berlin’s support for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq was linked to…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
Macron: Talk to Assad now, he will answer for crimes later
World
December 18, 2017
Macron: Talk to Assad now, he will answer for crimes later
French President Emmanuel Macron thinks the Islamic State group will be defeated in Syria by the middle or end of…
Raising the bar: local brews make a comeback in Syria
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Raising the bar: local brews make a comeback in Syria
For years, Abu George’s bar in Damascus’s Old City served imported beers under portraits of famous foreigners Che Guevara and…
German ‘Islamic State’ bride regrets joining terror group in Iraq
Middle East
December 16, 2017
German ‘Islamic State’ bride regrets joining terror group in Iraq
A German teenager who traveled to Iraq and married an “Islamic State” (IS) militant told German television Thursday that she had…
Syria missed ‘golden opportunity’ at peace talks, says UN mediator de Mistura
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Syria missed ‘golden opportunity’ at peace talks, says UN mediator de Mistura
A political solution to Syria’s conflict may require “new ideas” to move peace talks forward, the UN’s top mediator said.…
Hunger at Damascus’ door as Syrian government blocks aid
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Hunger at Damascus’ door as Syrian government blocks aid
At the doors of the Syrian capital, children with wrinkled faces and arms like sticks are going hungry because President…
Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU
More than a third of the weapons used by “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria came from European Union states…
UN Syria envoy urges Putin to have ‘courage’ to push Assad
Middle East
December 14, 2017
UN Syria envoy urges Putin to have ‘courage’ to push Assad
The UN Syria envoy has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “have the courage” to push the Syrian government…