syria
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
World
November 20, 2015
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers US$10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of…
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
Spain's foreign minister pleaded Wednesday in favor of engaging with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to deal with the terror threat…
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
World
November 17, 2015
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
Russia gave the United States advanced notice before launching a "significant number" of strikes in Syria on Tuesday targeting the…
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
World
November 17, 2015
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
France and Russia both staged air strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday as Paris formally requested…
Russia conducts air strikes on IS stronghold Raqa
Middle East
November 17, 2015
Russia conducts air strikes on IS stronghold Raqa
Russia Tuesday staged a "significant number" of air strikes on the Islamic State group stronghold of Raqa in Syria, a…
EU unanimously supports France assistance request
World
November 17, 2015
EU unanimously supports France assistance request
European Union defence ministers on Tuesday unanimously backed France's request for help with military missions in the wake of the…
Syria could be ‘weeks away’ from transition: Kerry
Middle East
November 17, 2015
Syria could be ‘weeks away’ from transition: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a "big transition", following on…
G20 vows more intelligence sharing, but little shift on Syria
World
November 16, 2015
G20 vows more intelligence sharing, but little shift on Syria
World leaders promised to tighten border controls, step up intelligence sharing and crack down on terrorist financing at a summit…