Conflict
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:00
In the two-day summit's final communiqué, Arab leaders denounced the "massacres and mass killings committed by the forces of the [Bashar] al-Assad regime against unarmed Syrians."
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 08:59
Ethiopia's government is using imported technology to spy on the phones and computers of its perceived opponents, a Human Rights Watch report says.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 08:27
"I affirm that there is no military solution for the (Syrian) conflict, therefore I appeal again to stop supply of weapons to all parties" in the war-torn country, Lakhdar Brahimi said in a speech on behalf of Ban at the 25th Arab summit in Kuwait.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:55
Tension escalates on the Turkish-Syrian border after the downing of a Syrian jet, with mortar shells landing in Turkish territory and President Abdullah Gül saying the Turkish military is on alert
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:23
According to the Turkish paper Hurriyet Daily News, a final draft of the agreement was submitted by Israel last month and is awaiting Turkish governmental approval.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:13
Addressing the Arab summit in Kuwait, National Coalition chief Ahmed Jarba urged Arabs to give Syria’s Arab League seat to the opposition and hand them Syria’s embassies in their countries.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 08:53
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday called on the Arab League to grant the Syrian National Coalition, Syria’s main opposition group, a seat at the summit.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 08:51
The Anbar tribal council on Monday (March 24th) announced the formation of the first organised tribal force in Fallujah to support the Iraqi army in its battle against the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL).