syria
Damascus backs Syria talks, wants list of ‘terrorist groups’ and opposition negotiators
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Damascus backs Syria talks, wants list of ‘terrorist groups’ and opposition negotiators
The Syrian government told a UN envoy on Saturday it was ready to take part in Geneva peace talks scheduled…
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him…
In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless
Middle East
January 7, 2016
In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless
Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the…
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State
World
January 6, 2016
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State
Six weeks after a British militant who is suspected of being an Islamic State executioner slipped out of the country,…
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East
January 6, 2016
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
All of Syria's declared chemical weapons arsenal has been destroyed, a global arms watchdog said Tuesday, more than two years…
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka,…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
Middle East
January 5, 2016
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…