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Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport
A Syrian peace conference in Russia got off to a rocky start on Tuesday after some delegates opposed to President…
Deadlocked peace talks in focus as Cyprus votes for new president
World
January 28, 2018
Deadlocked peace talks in focus as Cyprus votes for new president
Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president whose biggest task will be to find a…
Syria ceasefire starts near Damascus as UN calls for ICC referral over aid
Middle East
January 27, 2018
Syria ceasefire starts near Damascus as UN calls for ICC referral over aid
The ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta went into effect shortly after midnight (2200 UTC Friday) after Russia brokered a deal between…
Two Turkish teachers end almost 11-month hunger strike
Middle East
January 27, 2018
Two Turkish teachers end almost 11-month hunger strike
Turkish educators Nuriye Gulmen and Semih Ozakca said on Friday they were ending a hunger strike that has lasted 324…
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Middle East
January 26, 2018
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Kurdish forces in Afrin have called for Syrian military support in their fight against Turkish-backed rebels. Any intervention from Damascus…
Turkey vows to widen offensive against Syrian Kurds
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey vows to widen offensive against Syrian Kurds
Turkey’s president on Wednesday vowed to expand Ankara’s operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria beyond the enclave of Afrin…
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Turkish officials are disputing a White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
The US president has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rein in the offensive in Syria’s Kurdish enclave…
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
On January 20, the Turkish military began Operation Olive Branch, an intervention into the Afrin region of Syria, located near…
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Tuesday it has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and “Islamic State” (IS) militants in…