Angelina Jolie criticizes UN failures on Syria crisis
UNITED NATIONS: Actress Angelina Jolie on Friday criticized the UN Security Council's failure to end… Read More
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Four Britons who sought to get to Syria arrested on return to UK
LONDON: Four Britons who were detained in Turkey on suspicion of trying to cross illegally… Read More
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‘Strong’ evidence of Syria regime chemical attacks: HRW
BEIRUT: Eyewitness accounts and evidence collected from Syria's northwestern Idlib province "strongly" suggest regime forces… Read More
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Monitor says Syrian army bombs Aleppo school
BEIRUT: A group monitoring the Syrian war said at least nine people including five children… Read More
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Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State in northeast
BEIRUT: At least two dozen Islamic State fighters have been killed in northeastern Syria in… Read More
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Former imam shot dead in London
LONDON: A Syrian man living in Britain described as a prominent activist opposed to President… Read More
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Few expectations as Russia hosts Syria talks
MOSCOW: Russia hosted talks involving the Syrian government and some opposition figures on Monday, but… Read More
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Malaysia arrests 17 in suspected terror plot: police
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's police chief said on Monday that 17 people, including two who recently… Read More
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Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp: monitor
DAMSCUS: Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of a Palestinian refugee camp on… Read More
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As regional war rages, Syria’s Assad faces setbacks
BEIRUT/AMMAN: In the course of a week, several setbacks for President Bashar al-Assad have provided… Read More
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U.S., Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
KUWAIT: International donors have pledged $3.8 billion to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Syria, United… Read More
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Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began: Assad
MOSCOW: Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts signed since the conflict in Syria… Read More
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Syria launches cigar business despite raging war
In Syria's northeastern province of Latakia, workers roll the country's first locally made cigars, a… Read More
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Islamist fighters control Syrian city of Idlib: monitor
BEIRUT: Islamist groups including al Qaeda's Nusra Front have seized the Syrian city of Idlib… Read More
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Syrian Islamist insurgents advance around Idlib city: monitor
BEIRUT: An alliance of Syrian Islamist rebels including al Qaeda's Nusra Front have overrun 17… Read More
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Islamic State recruits 400 children since January: Syria monitor
BEIRUT: Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three… Read More
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CIA'S Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON: The momentum of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been blunted and the… Read More
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U.S. fears Islamic State is making serious inroads in Libya
WASHINGTON: The United States is increasingly concerned about the growing presence and influence of the… Read More
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Car bombs kill 20 celebrating Nowruz in Syria
BEIRUT: Two car bombs killed at least 20 people celebrating Nowruz, the Iranian new year,… Read More
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UN investigators to share names of Syria war crimes suspects
UNITED NATIONS: UN investigators offered Tuesday to share information from secret lists of alleged Syria… Read More
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