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A Turkey-based coalition of Syrian opposition groups, known as the National Coalition, denounced the Russian airstrikes in Syria and decided to boycott the U.N led negotiations in protest against the move. Russia said its action is meant to help the Read more
U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the peace and stability of Lebanon are threatened by the Lebanese factions participating in foreign wars in the Middle East. In a report to the Security Council on the implementation of UN Read more
Russia’s military intervention in Syria is slowly straining diplomatic ties between Ankara and Moscow as the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was summoned for the second time, since the military operation began last week, to protest against the violation of its Read more
Damascus together with its allies namely Russia, Iraq and Iran “must succeed” and “the chances of success are large,” said a defiant President Bachar Al Assad in his first interview, since the launch of Russian airstrikes last week. In this Read more
Egyptian President Fattah al-Sissi and visiting Tunisian President Caid Essebsi Sunday adopted a single stand in the fight against terrorism plaguing the region and called for international support to on-going political efforts to end regional conflicts. Al-Sissi who was receiving Read more
Saudi Arabia and NATO member countries accused Russia Thursday for hitting false targets in Syria as Moscow launched its air raids on ISIL specific targets. Russia’s entrance into the Syrian conflict is seriously raising eye brows in the Western camp Read more
Iraq announced Sunday that an agreement has been reached with Iran, Russia and Syria to cooperate against the Islamic State through an intelligence committee to be based in Baghdad. Saad al-Hadithi, the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister’s office, who made Read more
Israel emerged victorious on Thursday at the International Atomic Energy Agency General Assembly vote against a resolution calling for inspecting and monitoring Israel’s nuclear facilities including the reactor in Domina. The nonbinding resolution entitled ‘Israel’s nuclear capabilities’ was tabled by Read more
France has announced that it will be carrying out airstrikes in Syria a week after its foreign minister Laurent Fabius stated that the military was carrying out surveillance flights over the country for possible strikes on the militants of the Read more
Two Russian planes loaded with 80tons of humanitarian aid landed in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Saturday as Moscow continues to increase its engagement in the Syrian war with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov acknowledging that they have sent Read more