syria
Silvered Water director says movie documents Syrian revolution
Cinema/TV
November 18, 2014
Silvered Water director says movie documents Syrian revolution
Syrian director Ossama Mohamed voiced on Sunday his pleasure that his movie, Silvered Water : Syria Self-Portrait, was screened at…
ISIS announces its own currency
Egypt
November 15, 2014
ISIS announces its own currency
Islamic State plans to reinstate the ancient Islamic dinar by minting its own gold, silver and copper coins, according to…
Obama seeks review of Syria strategy, sees Assad removal as necessary – CNN
World
November 13, 2014
Obama seeks review of Syria strategy, sees Assad removal as necessary – CNN
President Barack Obama wants his advisers to review the administration's Syria policy after determining it may not be possible to defeat Islamic…
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq – military
World
November 12, 2014
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq – military
U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria, most of them around Kobani near the Turkish border, and seven in the…
Monitor: Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north
World
November 9, 2014
Monitor: Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north
At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian government war planes bombed a town in…
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
World
November 6, 2014
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
Around 5.8 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011,…
UK: Two sons lost, father says ‘Do not go to Syria’
World
November 5, 2014
UK: Two sons lost, father says ‘Do not go to Syria’
The father who lost two of his sons fighting in Syria has said that he does not want others to suffer…
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Security authorities say they are currently questioning five people who returned from Syria after training with Islamic State militants and…
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
World
November 1, 2014
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts…
Kurds’ battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders
World
October 31, 2014
Kurds’ battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders
Cloaked in Kurdish flags, thousands of people lined the roads to cheer on a military convoy headed for what was…