syria
US-led air strikes killed 553 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria in month-long campaign
World
October 23, 2014
US-led air strikes killed 553 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria in month-long campaign
Air strikes by US-led forces have killed 553 Islamist fighters and 32 civilians during a month-long campaign in Syria, a…
Residents: Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq
World
October 22, 2014
Residents: Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq
Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told…
Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east
World
October 21, 2014
Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east
Islamic State won territory from Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, its first gain…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World
October 20, 2014
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Fiercest fighting in days hits Syrian border town
World
October 19, 2014
Fiercest fighting in days hits Syrian border town
The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight when Islamic State fighters attacked Kurdish forces…
Iran hits back at Saudi claims of ‘occupying’ Syria
World
October 14, 2014
Iran hits back at Saudi claims of ‘occupying’ Syria
Iran hit back Tuesday at demands from Saudi Arabia that Tehran withdraw its "occupying" forces from Syria and insisted no…
Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers
World
October 7, 2014
Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers
A blast on Lebanon's border with Israel wounded two Israeli soldiers on Tuesday and the Israeli army responded with shelling…
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
World
October 7, 2014
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said…
Sisi asks UNGA to support Egypt in winning a Security Council seat, calls for firm action against ‘Libyan extremists’, political solution to Syrian crisis
Egypt
September 24, 2014
Sisi asks UNGA to support Egypt in winning a Security Council seat, calls for firm action against ‘Libyan extremists’, political solution to Syrian crisis
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appealed to the members of the United Nations’ General Assembly to support Egypt’s aspiration to…
Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’
World
September 24, 2014
Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’
A Syrian government minister said US-led air strikes against militants are going in the "right direction" because the government had…