Politics

Syrian refugee couple name their daughter after Merkel - 08/21/2017

BERLIN (dpa)– A refugee couple who fled to Germany two years ago to escape Syria's bloody civil war have named their newborn daughter after the German chancellor. Angela Merkel Muhammed was born on...

Minister: Lebanon helped foil plot to blow up plane in Australia - 08/21/2017

BEIRUT (dpa)- Lebanese security services aided Australian authorities in foiling a terrorist bomb attack targeting an Emirates airline plane out of Sydney last month. "The Lebanese Internal Security...

Lebanese army launches border offensive against Islamic State - 08/21/2017

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Lebanon's army on Saturday launched an offensive to clear Islamic State militants from the country's eastern border with Syria, and said they had made early gains. "We...

Spanish police hunting for fugitive from 12-member terrorist cell - 08/21/2017

BARCELONA, Alvise Armellini and Carola Frentzen (dpa) - Spanish police said Sunday they are hunting for a fugitive from the 12-member terror cell behind last week's attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona...

Amal Clooney lauds Iraq letter asking UN to help prosecute IS - 08/18/2017

NEW YORK (dpa) - Amal Clooney said on Wednesday she hoped a letter from the Iraqi government asking the United Nations to help hold Islamic State accountable for its crimes would mark "the beginning...

UN envoy hopes for start of substantive Syria talks in October - 08/18/2017

GENEVA (dpa) - Substantive negotiations on a political solution to the Syrian civil war could finally start in October, UN mediator Staffan de Mistura said Thursday in Geneva. In several previous...

Berlin hosts first summer festival of independent Arab cinema - 08/18/2017

BERLIN, Basma Elmahdy (dpa)- An Arab cultural organization that fosters the presence of Arab film-makers in exile, in partnership with German groups, presents its first summer festival of independent...

Australian terrorist asks government for help after arrest in Turkey - 08/16/2017

SYDNEY (dpa) – One of Australia's most wanted terrorists has asked for help from the Australian government after he was arrested in Turkey, local media reported Sunday. Melbourne-born Neil Prakash,...

Around 300 rebel fighters return to Syria - 08/16/2017

BEIRUT (dpa)- Around 300 Syrian rebel fighters have left the outskirts of Arsal in north-eastern Lebanon to return to Syria, Hezbollah and rebel sources said Monday. Some 40 buses carrying fighters...

Syrian government has social engineering plans for after the war - 08/16/2017

DAMASCUS, Simon Kremer (dpa)- There is no end in sight for the conflict in Syria, which has displaced more than half the population. Yet, President Bashar al-Assad's government is planning for the...
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