syria
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Middle East
April 6, 2015
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Islamic State extremists blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news…
Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues
The Syrian government and some opposition figures will start a second round of talks in Moscow on Monday focussing on…
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Tehran for high level meetings on Tuesday, despite recent tensions over the Saudi-led bombing…
Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp
World
April 4, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp
Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of a Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians…
UK police say arrest six at port on Syria-related offences
World
April 4, 2015
UK police say arrest six at port on Syria-related offences
British police said on Saturday they had arrested six people at the southern English port of Dover on suspicion of…
Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
World
April 2, 2015
Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
Militants from the Islamic State group seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus…
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
World
March 31, 2015
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
The United States pledged US$507 million and Kuwait promised $500 million towards easing Syria's humanitarian crisis at an international summit…
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
World
March 30, 2015
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as…
Al-Bashir: Intervention in Libya would reproduce Syrian crisis
Egypt
March 30, 2015
Al-Bashir: Intervention in Libya would reproduce Syrian crisis
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has warned that any international military intervention in Libya would bring about another Syrian crisis, revealing…
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express…