syria
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
World
March 31, 2015
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
The United States pledged US$507 million and Kuwait promised $500 million towards easing Syria's humanitarian crisis at an international summit…
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
World
March 30, 2015
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as…
Al-Bashir: Intervention in Libya would reproduce Syrian crisis
Egypt
March 30, 2015
Al-Bashir: Intervention in Libya would reproduce Syrian crisis
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has warned that any international military intervention in Libya would bring about another Syrian crisis, revealing…
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express…
Official: More than 70 German women have travelled to Syria, Iraq
World
March 29, 2015
Official: More than 70 German women have travelled to Syria, Iraq
More than 70 German women have made their way to ISIS-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, according to the Federal…
Monitor: Syria’s Idlib city falls to Qaeda affiliate, allies
World
March 28, 2015
Monitor: Syria’s Idlib city falls to Qaeda affiliate, allies
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and its allies seized on Saturday the city of Idlib, the second provincial capital to be lost…
Syria expresses concern over Saudi-led military operation in Yemen
Egypt
March 26, 2015
Syria expresses concern over Saudi-led military operation in Yemen
Syria said it was "deeply concerned" about what it called dangerous developments in Yemen after a Saudi-led military operation was…
Monitor: Syrian rebels seize historic town in south
World
March 25, 2015
Monitor: Syrian rebels seize historic town in south
Insurgent groups fighting the Syrian government have seized control of a southern town near the border with Jordan after four…
Syria monitor: Islamic State recruits 400 children since January
World
March 24, 2015
Syria monitor: Islamic State recruits 400 children since January
Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called "Cubs…
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
World
March 24, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria's Homs province on Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against…