Syria hospital attacks are ‘war crimes’: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks Wednesday on the two largest hospitals… Read More
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Syrian army retakes Aleppo district as bombs rain down
DAMASCUS: Syria's army took control of a rebel-held district in central Aleppo on Tuesday, after… Read More
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France at UN says war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo
UNITED NATIONS: France's envoy to the United Nations asserted Sunday that war crimes were being… Read More
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Syria’s Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief ‘appalled’
ALEPPO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "appalled by the chilling military escalation"… Read More
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US military confirms IS used chemical rocket to attack troops
WASHINGTON: The United States Military has confirmed that a rocket fired by Islamic State jihadists at US… Read More
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Syria launches Aleppo push as truce plan flounders
DAMASCUS: A defiant Syrian regime launched a new assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday… Read More
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Obama says Syria ‘haunts me constantly’
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has admitted his inability to end Syria's brutal civil war still… Read More
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Syrian White Helmets win Sweden’s ‘alternative Nobel’ prize
STOCKHOLM: The White Helmets, a Syrian civil organisation of emergency responders in rebel-held areas, on… Read More
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Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to salvage ceasefire
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security… Read More
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UN says ‘ready’ to resume Syria aid convoys
GENEVA:The UN said Wednesday it was ready resume humanitarian convoys in Syria after an attack… Read More
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Syrian refugee teenager who swam at Rio Olympics honored
LONDON: A Syrian teenager who saved fellow refugees from drowning and then swam for the… Read More
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France’s Hollande on Syria tells UN: ‘Enough is enough’
UNITED NATIONS: French President Francois Hollande appealed for an end to the carnage in Syria, telling… Read More
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Obama backs Syria diplomacy after truce fails
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama insisted diplomacy is the only way to end the brutal… Read More
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Trump’s son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned candies
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's eldest son triggered an online storm with a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to… Read More
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Red Cross postpones aid convoys after Aleppo attack
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Aid convoys for four Syrian towns will be postponed as staff reassesses security… Read More
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GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure
LONDON: GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees,… Read More
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Besieged Syrian kids play with swings made of rockets
DOUMA: Syrian children love playgrounds like kids all over the world but in rebel-held towns… Read More
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Putin says Syrian army honouring truce, rebels ‘regrouping’
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow is holding to its part… Read More
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Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The spotlight will be on Syria when world leaders gather at… Read More
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Coalition air strike kills senior Islamic State operative: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered… Read More
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