syria
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria
Russia has blocked a US-drafted resolution to renew a mandate of the body investigating the use of chemical weapons in…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
Middle East
November 16, 2017
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
Middle East
November 16, 2017
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to…
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
World
November 15, 2017
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
The number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second successive year in 2016 but more countries were…
Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
Turkey on Tuesday said it was appalled by the approach of the US Department of Defense towards an agreement between…
FM meets Kuwaiti Emir to discuss regional crises
Egypt
November 14, 2017
FM meets Kuwaiti Emir to discuss regional crises
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, met on Monday Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and the Deputy Prime Minister…
Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq
Middle East
November 12, 2017
Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq
A mass grave containing the remains of at least 400 suspected victims of “Islamic State” (IS) terrorists was discovered in Iraq on…
Israel signals free hand in Syria as US, Russia expand truce
Middle East
November 12, 2017
Israel signals free hand in Syria as US, Russia expand truce
Israel signaled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment…
IS recaptures last Syrian urban bastion in fierce fightback
Middle East
November 12, 2017
IS recaptures last Syrian urban bastion in fierce fightback
The Islamic State group recaptured Albu Kamal in eastern Syria on Saturday after a fierce fightback to save the last…
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ‘agree on Syria’
Middle East
November 11, 2017
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ‘agree on Syria’
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued a statement in which they agreed to continue…