Syria

U.S. air drops ammunition to Syria rebels

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON: U.S. forces have carried out an air drop of small arms ammunition to Syrian… Read More

Russia will not conduct ground operation in Syria: Putin

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where… Read More

France hits IS targets in Syria a second time: defence minister

PARIS: French warplanes carried out a second wave of strikes overnight on Islamic State targets… Read More

Children among dead in Russian strikes on Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Two children were among at least seven civilians killed in air strikes carried out… Read More

Russia launches air strikes in Syria

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia said it launched air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Wednesday after… Read More

Russia seizes initiative in Syria

UNITED NATIONS: Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict… Read More

France carries out first air strikes on Islamic State

PARIS: France carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on… Read More

Gulf Arabs oppose Russia role in Syria, still bent on Assad's ouster

DUBAI: Russia's military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad has dismayed Gulf Arab enemies… Read More

U.S. says Assad must go, timing down to negotiation

LONDON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has… Read More

Qaeda in Syria executes 56 regime troops: monitor

DAMASCUS: Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate and its Islamist allies have executed at least 56 regime troops… Read More

"Heads as well as hearts": Croatia says it can take no more migrants

After suddenly landing in the path of the biggest migration in Europe for decades, Croatia… Read More

Boxer Amir Khan aid convoy sets off to help refugees

Famed worldwide British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan will travel with the convoy to Greece to help… Read More

Charlie Hebdo makes fun of drowned Syrian boy Aylan

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo made fun of drowned Syrian refugee boy Aylan Kurdi, following… Read More

11 dead in rebel shelling on Syria's Damascus: monitor

BEIRUT: Eleven people were killed in evening rebel rocket fire on the Syrian capital Damascus,… Read More

Islamic State attacks Syrian air base in east, dozens reported killed

BEIRUT: Dozens of Syrian government troops and Islamic State fighters have been killed in fighting… Read More

Top UN official urges 'global response' to migration crisis

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The United Nations' top official in charge of migration said Tuesday that the… Read More

Britain to take 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years

LONDON: Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees from camps near the war-torn country's borders over… Read More

Islamic State takes Syrian state's last oilfield: monitor

AMMAN: Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian government control during… Read More

Turkey detains fifth suspect over migrant toddler's death: report

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have detained a fifth suspect over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants… Read More

Germany pledges 6 bn euros for refugees as France vows to take 24,000

BERLIN: Germany pledged billions in new funds for refugees Monday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel said… Read More