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Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Middle East
November 23, 2015
Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Iraq closed its northern airspace to commercial flights on Monday for at least two days due to military traffic from…
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Middle East
November 21, 2015
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and the United States have seized two villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists close to…
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Middle East
November 20, 2015
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying…
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
World
November 20, 2015
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers US$10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of…
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
Spain's foreign minister pleaded Wednesday in favor of engaging with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to deal with the terror threat…
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
World
November 17, 2015
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
Russia gave the United States advanced notice before launching a "significant number" of strikes in Syria on Tuesday targeting the…
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
World
November 17, 2015
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
France and Russia both staged air strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday as Paris formally requested…