Air strikes kill 23 in IS’s Syria ‘capital’: monitor
DAMASCUS: Warplanes pounded the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa on Tuesday, killing… Read More
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Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia's air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of… Read More
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Russian delegation arrives in Egypt to begin crash investigation
CAIRO: Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to… Read More
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Pakistan expresses concern on ‘steep rise’ in India’s defence budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Office on Friday expressed its concerns over India's steep rise in defence… Read More
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US to send special forces to Syria
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria,… Read More
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Russian intervention in Syria risks alienating Muslims across region: US official
Moscow's intervention in the Syrian conflict will have the unintended consequences of drawing Russia into… Read More
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Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria: Saudi FM
Russia and Iran must agree on a date by which Syria's President Bashar al-Assad should… Read More
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Iran backs six-month Syria “transition” at Vienna peace talks
VIENNA: Iran signalled on Friday it backed a six-month transition period in Syria followed by… Read More
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40 dead as Syria govt rockets hit Damascus suburb
BEIRUT: Forty people were killed on Friday when rockets fired by Syrian government forces crashed… Read More
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Arch-rivals Saudi Arabia, Iran to discuss Syria face-to-face for first time
Arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran announced they would attend international talks in Vienna on Friday… Read More
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Canada withdrawing fighter jets from Iraq, Syria, Trudeau tells Obama
OTTAWA: Canada's prime minister-elect Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he told US President Barack Obama that… Read More
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Assad makes surprise visit to Moscow
MOSCOW: Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow Tuesday for talks… Read More
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Third Russian air strike on Syrian rebel group kills leader
BEIRUT: Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other… Read More
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US wants to avoid ‘total destruction’ of Syria: Kerry
WASHINGTON: The United States is working to avoid the "total destruction" of Syria, and plans… Read More
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Graffiti in “Homeland” targets show’s alleged racism
LONDON: The background in the new series of U.S. TV hit "Homeland" is supposed to… Read More
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Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
BEIRUT/ANKARA: Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of… Read More
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Russia says hit 40 IS targets in new Syria strikes
MOSCOW: Russian jets hit 40 Islamic State targets in new strikes in Syria over the… Read More
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Rehman Malik terms BJP as world’s biggest terror organization
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Rehman Malik has termed India’s ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)… Read More
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Islamic State targeted with 14 air strikes in Iraq and Syria – U.S.
WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State conducted 11 air strikes in Iraq and three… Read More
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Rockets hit Russian embassy compound in Damascus
DAMASCUS: Two rockets struck the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on Tuesday sparking panic as… Read More
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