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‘Crazy’ for Erdogan to bring down Russian fighter jet: Sawiris
Egypt

‘Crazy’ for Erdogan to bring down Russian fighter jet: Sawiris

Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris described Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet that allegedly invaded its airspace near its…
Syria insurgents hit Russian helicopter: Observatory
Middle East

Syria insurgents hit Russian helicopter: Observatory

Syrian fighters fired at a Russian helicopter forcing it to make an emergency landing in a nearby government-held area in…
Putin’s ‘realpolitik’ aims to make Russia indispensable
World

Putin’s ‘realpolitik’ aims to make Russia indispensable

By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia's relative isolation and is making it the "indispensable nation" in…
CNN: Putin calls plane’s downing by Turkey ‘stab in the back’
World

CNN: Putin calls plane’s downing by Turkey ‘stab in the back’

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the downing of a Russian warplane a "stab in the back that will have serious…
Climate change root cause of Syrian war: Britain’s Prince Charles
Environment

Climate change root cause of Syrian war: Britain’s Prince Charles

Britain's Prince Charles has pointed to the world's failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil…
Syrian troops seize territory from IS in central province
Middle East

Syrian troops seize territory from IS in central province

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured areas from the Islamic State group in the central province of Homs on…
Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Middle East

Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria

Iraq closed its northern airspace to commercial flights on Monday for at least two days due to military traffic from…
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
Middle East

Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS

On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Middle East

Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report

Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and the United States have seized two villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists close to…
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Middle East

Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set

Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying…
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