Politics

Hundreds of Syrian rebels, civilians leave besieged town of Harasta - 03/22/2018

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa) - Hundreds of rebels and civilians left a besieged opposition town near the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as heavy strikes continued on north-western Syria. Some...

Trump, Saudi crown prince discuss regional conflicts, royal visit - 03/21/2018

WASHINGTON, Frank Fuhrig (dpa)- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump discussed the conflicts in Syria and Yemen and peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians...

More than decade later, Israel confirms strike on Syrian nuclear site - 03/21/2018

TEL AVIV, Eliyahu Kamisher (dpa)- After years of secrecy, the Israeli army confirmed on Wednesday it had conducted a 2007 military strike on what was believed to be Syrian nuclear reactor. The...

Twenty civilians dead after airstrikes near Idlib in Syria - 03/21/2018

BEIRUT (dpa)- At least 20 civilians, among them 16 children, were killed Wednesday when airstrikes targeted an area in north-western Syria, a monitoring group and civil defence teams said. The...

Former French president Sarkozy held on campaign funding questions - 03/20/2018

Paris - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken in for questioning regarding allegations that his 2007 campaign took funds from Libya, a source familiar with the investigation told dpa...

Suspected terrorist blows himself up, another shot dead in Tunisia - 03/19/2018

Tunis – A suspected terrorist being chased by security forces blew himself up in southern Tunisia on Monday, the Interior Ministry said.   Security forces cornered two "terrorist elements" in...

UN advocate Angelina Jolie slams big powers as Syria war turns seven - 03/16/2018

GENEVA (dpa) - Powerful countries have stood by while the Syrian people have been bombed, gassed, besieged, starved, tortured and displaced, Angelina Jolie said on Thursday, commemorating the...

Twenty-two civilians dead amid Turkish shelling, airstrikes on Afrin - 03/16/2018

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa) - Fresh Turkish shelling and airstrikes Friday on the city of Afrin in northern Syria left 22 people dead, among them seven children, prompting an exodus from the city,...

Russian airstrikes on Syria's Eastern Ghouta kill 57, monitor says - 03/16/2018

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Russian airstrikes on the southern part of Syria's Eastern Ghouta region left 57 civilians dead and 100 injured on Friday, a monitoring group said. "The Russian planes...

Turkey ups security in Ankara, US embassy closes over threat - 03/05/2018

Istanbul By Shabtai Gold, - Turkish authorities were increasing security around the capital to thwart possible attacks, the Ankara governor's office announced Monday, as the US embassy in the city...
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