VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- Pope Francis appealed Sunday for an end to "absurd violence" in hotspots around the world and said the international community must not stand by in...
CAIRO, EGYPT, Mostafa Abulezz- A bombing in an affluent Cairo neighbourhood killed a policeman Sunday, police said, as Egypt's interior ministry said later the head of the group behind the attack had...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Thousands of Palestinian civilians are trapped in Syria's Yarmuk camp, which is besieged by government forces and has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters, an opposition...
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced Friday on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said. The advance...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The son of a British local councillor was among nine people detained by Turkish authorities for allegedly trying to cross the Syrian border, his father confirmed on Thursday....
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime was reeling Thursday from a series of setbacks after rebels seized a major provincial capital and a key border post in less...
TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisia said on Thursday that security forces arrested two "terrorist" cells whose members were mostly suspected of links to last month's attack on tourists at the national museum....
TIKRIT, IRAQ, W.G. Dunlop and Ammar Karim- Iraq vowed Wednesday to reclaim the entire country from jihadists after retaking Tikrit from the Islamic State group, as its forces fought to consolidate...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Rebels backed by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate seized control Wednesday of the last border crossing with Jordan that had been under regime control, dealing a major blow to President...
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