UNESCO chief sees threat from cultural destruction
KABUL: The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as… Read More
9 years ago
Syria
Malaysia accepts 68 Syrian refugees
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday received 68 Syrian refugees including 31 children out of a… Read More
9 years ago
Islamic State hit by 150 US-led air strikes near Syria’s Raqa: monitor
BEIRUT: A US-led coalition has carried out at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic… Read More
9 years ago
Italy says migrant boat capsized, several feared dead
ROME: A migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean on Thursday and while about 100 passengers… Read More
9 years ago
Syria the world most dangerous place for health workers: WHO
GENEVA: Syria was the most dangerous place for health care workers to operate last year, ahead… Read More
9 years ago
Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities – monitor
BEIRUT: Bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous… Read More
9 years ago
Heavy air strikes hit rebel road to Syria’s Aleppo – monitor, rebels
BEIRUT: Air strikes hit the only road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo city on Sunday… Read More
9 years ago
‘60,000 have died in Syrian government jails during war’
DAMASCUS: A monitoring group has said that at least 60,000 people have died in Syrian… Read More
9 years ago
Chinese people most welcoming to refugees: Amnesty index
LONDON: People in China, Germany and Britain were ranked as the world's most welcoming to… Read More
9 years ago
Germany’s Mesut Ozil visits Syrian refugee camp
AMMAN: Arsenal's German international midfielder Mesut Ozil on Wednesday visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan,… Read More
9 years ago
Syria regime strike kills at least 13 civilians: monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon: A regime air strike killed at least 13 members of the same family,… Read More
9 years ago
Syrian pianist who fled ISIS plays to Germans’ hearts
BERLIN: A year ago, 28-year-old pianist Aeham al-Ahmad was performing in the ruins of Damascus. But after… Read More
9 years ago
Kerry meets Saudi king to discuss Syria before Vienna talks
RIYADH: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah on Sunday… Read More
9 years ago
How Russia allowed homegrown radicals to go, fight in Syria
MOSCOW: Four years ago, Saadu Sharapudinov was a wanted man in Russia. A member of… Read More
9 years ago
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
BEIRUT: Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the… Read More
9 years ago
Aleppo fighting rages as U.S., Russia try to revive Syria truce
BEIRUT/PARIS: Syrian government forces and their allies fought insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and jets… Read More
9 years ago
Syrian warplanes counter-attack rebels near Aleppo
AMMAN: Syrian warplanes attacked Islamist militants near the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, both… Read More
9 years ago
Three Spanish journalists return home after Syria kidnapping ordeal: govt
MADRID: Three Spanish journalists who were kidnapped some 10 months ago in Syria returned home… Read More
9 years ago
Iran says several of its soldiers killed near Aleppo
DUBAI: Several Iranian soldiers were killed near Aleppo, the Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday, in… Read More
9 years ago
Truce in Syria’s Aleppo extended for 72 hours
ALEPPO: A temporary truce in the Syrian battleground city of Aleppo was extended for 72… Read More
9 years ago