syria
‘Crazy’ for Erdogan to bring down Russian fighter jet: Sawiris
Egypt
November 25, 2015
‘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
November 24, 2015
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
November 24, 2015
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
November 24, 2015
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
November 24, 2015
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
November 23, 2015
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
November 23, 2015
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
November 22, 2015
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
November 21, 2015
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
November 20, 2015
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…