syria
UPDATE 1 : Islamic State in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week
Egypt
February 24, 2015
UPDATE 1 : Islamic State in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a…
Turkish tanks enter Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding tomb
World
February 22, 2015
Turkish tanks enter Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding tomb
Turkish tanks backed by drones and reconnaissance planes entered Syria overnight to evacuate several dozen Turkish soldiers guarding a tomb…
UN urges release of Syria detainees
Egypt
February 19, 2015
UN urges release of Syria detainees
The United Nations on Thursday urged the Syrian government to release detainees held without charge or due process, pointing to…
UN: Syria willing to suspend Aleppo air strikes for 6 weeks
World
February 18, 2015
UN: Syria willing to suspend Aleppo air strikes for 6 weeks
The Syrian government is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so…
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
World
February 13, 2015
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan…
Jordan says conducts 56 aerial raids in three days against Islamic State
Egypt
February 8, 2015
Jordan says conducts 56 aerial raids in three days against Islamic State
Jordan's air force chief said on Sunday his country's jet fighters had conducted 56 raids in three days of intensified…
Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria
World
February 8, 2015
Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
Egypt
February 8, 2015
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Insight: Islamic State in Syria seen under strain but far from collapse
World
February 6, 2015
Insight: Islamic State in Syria seen under strain but far from collapse
Islamic State's defeat in Kobani and other recent setbacks in Syria suggest the group is under strain but far from collapse in…
PM: Syria keeps food, electricity subsidies despite war
World
February 2, 2015
PM: Syria keeps food, electricity subsidies despite war
Despite a raging war, Syria has kept in place subsidies for electricity and basic foods, the prime minister said Monday,…