syria
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
Middle East
July 12, 2015
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that…
Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation
The Mansoura Criminal Court in Daqahlia sentenced on Thursday two men to five years' imprisonment and acquitted a third one,…
TV station: Syrian army and Hezbollah launch major assault on border city
Middle East
July 4, 2015
TV station: Syrian army and Hezbollah launch major assault on border city
The Syrian army and its allied militia have launched a major assault on the rebel-held Syrian city of Zabadani, the…
Hitch in US training program for Syrian rebels: Little interest in fighting IS
Middle East
July 1, 2015
Hitch in US training program for Syrian rebels: Little interest in fighting IS
The number of US-trained Syrian rebels has dropped to less than 100, one year after the Pentagon announced a US$500…
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
Syrian opposition coordinator Hassan Abdel Azim said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that a transitional government comprising all opposition…
Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
Middle East
June 30, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the…
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Middle East
June 29, 2015
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his…
Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria
Middle East
June 28, 2015
Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria
Twelve Sudanese medical students, most carrying Western passports, are believed to have travelled to Turkey with the intention of crossing…
Report: Australian IS fighter ‘still alive’ after drone strike
World
June 28, 2015
Report: Australian IS fighter ‘still alive’ after drone strike
Canberra was Sunday attempting to verify whether an Australian Islamic State group fighter, notorious for being photographed with severed heads,…
Monitor: IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’
Egypt
June 28, 2015
Monitor: IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’
The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds of civilians, in the year since…