Politics

EU pledges more aid for Arab Spring model pupil Tunisia - 04/19/2016

LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG- The European Union pledged Monday to intensify efforts to aid Tunisia as it tackles economic troubles and a jihadist threat in its transition to democracy five years after its...

Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage - 04/18/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fighting in Aleppo killed at least 22 civilians as the opposition delegation threatened Sunday to quit Syria peace talks in Geneva if...

IS income fell 30% after territory loss, say researchers - 04/18/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Islamic State group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes including a levy on repairing satellite...

Obama courts Gulf kings keen just to see him go - 04/18/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Jérôme Cartillier- President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Washington's Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria this week, but may not...

thousands more to flee their homes,from Aleppo - 04/16/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Serene Assir with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes,...

Kerry demands Russia rein in Syrian forces - 04/16/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday to demand that Moscow press its Syrian allies to respect a...

Pope begins Greek island visit to highlight refugee plight - 04/16/2016

LESBOS, GREECE, Fanny Carrier / Odile Duperry- Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit that will again turn the spotlight on a controversial EU deal...

Syria regime blocking crucial aid deliveries: UN - 04/15/2016

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Restrictions on humanitarian convoys imposed by Syria's government have frustrated efforts to deliver life-saving aid to besieged people in the war-ravaged country, UN envoy...

Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire - 04/15/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fighting escalated around Syria's second city Aleppo on Thursday, as a Russian-backed government offensive strained a landmark ceasefire...

Obama in fence-mending trip to see Saudi king - 04/15/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US President Barack Obama will visit King Salman and the Saudi royal court in Riyadh next week in a bid to mend increasingly frayed ties between the allies. Before his...
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