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Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general
Middle East
November 10, 2015
Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general
Air strikes by Gulf Arab members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria have diminished since…
Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks
Middle East
November 8, 2015
Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks
Iran will attend the next round of Syria peace talks, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was…
Islamic State frees 37 elderly Assyrian Christians: monitors
Middle East
November 7, 2015
Islamic State frees 37 elderly Assyrian Christians: monitors
Islamic State has released 37 elderly Assyrian Christians who were among about 200 seized by the militants in February in…
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
Middle East
November 7, 2015
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming…
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
Health & Fitness
November 7, 2015
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic…
700 kg hashish seized at Port Said port
Egypt
November 6, 2015
700 kg hashish seized at Port Said port
Port Said authorities seized 700 kilos of hashish on board a ship laden with apples coming from Syria. The ship arrived…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
World
November 5, 2015
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State…
Syrian rebels capture town in west, rebels and monitor say
Middle East
November 5, 2015
Syrian rebels capture town in west, rebels and monitor say
Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country on Thursday after heavy fighting…
Amnesty condemns Syria for disappearance of detainees
Middle East
November 5, 2015
Amnesty condemns Syria for disappearance of detainees
The Syrian state and allied militia have detained and abducted tens of thousands of people since 2011 in a campaign…
Russia has sent missile systems to Syria: air force head
Middle East
November 5, 2015
Russia has sent missile systems to Syria: air force head
Russia has sent missile systems to Syria to protect its military forces there, the head of Russia's air force said…