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Assad regime bombs villages, towns, kills 127 civilians in 1 day

Held by rebels since 2012, Eastern Ghouta is the last opposition pocket around Damascus and President Assad is keen to retake it.

21 Feb 2018 1:27 AM

Deft diplomacy needed, hugs just aren’t enough

Government spokesmen of course gushed over its historic nature as indeed it was the first visit by any Indian Prime Minister to Ramallah.

14 Feb 2018 1:09 AM

Israeli jet crashes after attacking 'Iranian targets' in Syria

The exchange of fire was the most serious between arch foes Israel and Iran since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011.

10 Feb 2018 1:27 PM

Syria regime strikes kill 35 civilians

The bloodshed came a day after another 31 civilians were killed in Eastern Ghouta.

07 Feb 2018 6:55 AM

Syrian rebels shoot down Russian warplane; pilot killed

The Russian plane was shot down, close to a major highway where the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias are trying to advance.

04 Feb 2018 9:41 AM

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Iran wants ‘to turn Lebanon into one giant missile site’: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's military has also issued a series of warnings to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia backed by Iran.

29 Jan 2018 5:41 PM

Exercise-tracking app releases information on US, allied military bases

The Department of Defense said it is ‘reviewing’ the situation.

29 Jan 2018 4:56 PM

Pilotless drones attack Russian base in Syria; no casualties: Moscow

The 'terrorist' attacks took place on Friday night causing 'neither casualties nor material damage'.

09 Jan 2018 12:43 PM

Iran’s biggest challenge: How to beef up economy

Defeat and deprivation can be dealt with; skilled rulers can use these to build a narrative to lull population into silence.

09 Jan 2018 12:36 AM

Russian Prez Vladimir Putin toughens law for terrorist recruitment sentences

The official publication of the law came two days after a bomb attack on a supermarket in Saint Petersburg which injured 14 people.

30 Dec 2017 1:53 PM

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Convince Syrian ally to hold elections: UN to Russia

Russia intervened in Syria's devastating conflict in 2015, providing aerial and ground support for government forces.

14 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

Syria: 53 civilians, including 21 children killed in Russian air strikes

The monitor had initially given a death toll of 34 civilians but the number spiked after more bodies were recovered.

27 Nov 2017 10:57 AM

Iran replies to pressure from Europe with threats of increasing missile range

Iran has repeatedly said its missile programme is defensive and not negotiable.

26 Nov 2017 5:10 PM

ISIS ‘caliphate’ wanes away as Syrian forces take over last Iraqi town

Local Sunni tribal fighters took up arms and sided with the mainly Shiite government forces to finally take down ISIS.

19 Nov 2017 1:16 PM

Russia vetoes extension of Syria gas attacks probe

Both the Syrian government and militants of the Islamic State are being blamed for using chemical weapons.

17 Nov 2017 6:27 PM

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Saudis & Iran hold the key as Mideast sizzles

Saad Hariri is a close Saudi ally and under Lebanon’s peculiar system the President must be a Shia while the Prime Minister is a Sunni.

07 Nov 2017 12:16 AM

Belgian Laurent Van der Stockt wins international photojournalism honou

He won the Visa d'Or for News, the most prestigious award handed out at the "Visa Pour L'Image" festival.

10 Sep 2017 12:05 PM

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasts UN over Iran

Israeli PM says Tehran manufacturing missiles as Guterres arrives.

29 Aug 2017 4:49 AM

In Mideast, chasing an elusive peace

Syria is in its seventh year of civil war, with protagonists on various sides near exhaustion.

28 Aug 2017 2:17 AM

Lebanese army to begin offensive against ISIS close to Syrian border

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said that ISIS holds around 296 square kilometres (115 square miles) on both sides of the border.

19 Aug 2017 11:53 AM

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