DAMASCUS, SYRIA- President Bashar al-Assad has said he is willing to hold early presidential elections, as sharp differences over his fate hamper efforts to resolve Syria's five-year civil war. The...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Lebanon's security forces have dismantled the country's largest known sex trafficking ring and freed 75 mainly Syrian women, a security source said on Friday. They had been raped and...
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS- Around 4,000 Europeans have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join extremist groups as foreign fighters, most from just four EU countries, a new study released Friday said. Of...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US military is currently working with "dozens" of Syrian rebels under a revamped train-and-equip program implemented after a much-criticized initiative collapsed last...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Britain will provide nearly $30 million to the Lebanese army, mostly to boost security along the country's volatile border with Syria, the UK's top diplomat said on Thursday. In his...
PARIS, FRANCE- Kurdish forces in Syria are preparing with the international coalition to "liberate" the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa, the leader of Syria's Kurds said on Thursday. "The Syrian...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal- Regime troops were locked in heavy fighting with the Islamic State group in central Syria after dealing the jihadists a major blow by seizing the ancient city of...
ROME, ITALY, Ella Ide- The mother of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, tortured to death in Egypt in January, told Italy's parliament Tuesday she had only recognised 'the tip of her son's nose'...
LARNACA, CYPRUS, Charlie Charalambous with Samer Al-Atrush in Cairo- A man hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane Tuesday and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, sparking a...
PARIS, FRANCE- Belgian investigators are struggling to build a clear picture of the jihadist team that bombed Brussels airport and metro, releasing the only suspect charged over the attacks claimed...
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