Politics

Jordan's PM re-appointed after elections - 09/26/2016

AMMAN, JORDAN- Jordan's King Abdullah II re-appointed Prime Minister Hani al-Malki on Sunday to form a new government following elections in which the Muslim Brotherhood made its return as a...

Russia under fire at UN as air strikes pound Syria's Aleppo - 09/26/2016

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo- Britain, France and the United States lashed out at Russia on Sunday over the worsening carnage in Syria as Syrian and...

Jordan writer in anti-Islam case shot dead at court - 09/26/2016

AMMAN, JORDAN, Kamal Taha- A prominent Jordanian writer was shot dead Sunday on the steps of a court where he was facing charges for sharing an anti-Islam cartoon on Facebook. Nahed Hattar was struck...

Attacks on civilians in Aleppo 'breach' humanitarian law: EU - 09/25/2016

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- The attacks on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo amount to a "breach of international humanitarian law," top EU officials said Saturday, urging the international community to...

UN Security Council to meet on Syria - 09/25/2016

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will meet Sunday to discuss the escalating violence in Syria's second city of Aleppo, diplomats said. The meeting scheduled for 11:00 am (1500...

US, Russia fail to renew Syria ceasefire deal - 09/24/2016

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Dave Clark- The United States and Russia failed Friday to renew their pact to impose a ceasefire in Syria after a week of bitter diplomatic battles at the UN General...

Two million people without water in Syria's Aleppo: UN - 09/24/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Nearly two million civilians were without water in Syria's second city of Aleppo on Saturday after regime bombardment damaged one pumping station and rebels shut down another in...

Syria's Aleppo reels from new wave of air strikes - 09/24/2016

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut- Residents in Syria's battleground city of Aleppo cowered indoors Saturday as fierce air strikes toppled buildings and killed at least 25...

First priority in Syria is aid: Iran - 09/23/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- The first priority in Syria is for the international community to get humanitarian aid to those in desperate need, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday as a...

Syria meeting breaks up without plan to restore truce - 09/23/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- A high-level international meeting on the crisis in Syria broke up Thursday without agreement on a way to revive a collapsed US and Russian-brokered truce. US Secretary of...
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